Synthesis of the first completely spin-compatible N@C60 cyclopropane derivatives by carefully tuning the DBU base catalyst

Shen Zhou, Ilija Rasovic, Andrew Briggs, Kyriakos Porfyrakis

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    Abstract

    Two cyclopropane derivatives of N@C60 were synthesised by well-controlled Bingel reactions, in which 94% of the spin centres were retained, as confirmed by a series of quantitative electron spin paramagnetic resonance (EPR) measurements. Further study on the influence of the DBU catalyst base revealed a spin loss mechanism through a fullerene–DBU diradical.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)7096-7099
    Number of pages4
    JournalChemical Communications
    Volume51
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 18 Mar 2015

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