Synthesis of heterocycle-linked [60] fullerene derivatives by heterocyclic o-quinodimethane Diels-Alder reaction and self-sensitized photooxygenation of the cycloadducts

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4020(97)00600-5

[60]Fullerene underwent [4+2]cycloaddition reaction smoothly with heteroaromatic analogs of o-quinodimethanes including furan, thiophene, oxazole, thiazole, indole and quinoxaline to give the corresponding heterocycle-linked [60]fullerenes. Among them, th