AlCl3-Mediated Mono-, Di-, and Trihydroarylation of [60]Fullerene

摘要

Reported over 10 years ago by Olah et al., the AlCl3-mediated Friedel-Crafts-type hydroarylation reaction between [60]fullerene and benzene or toluene represents an early example of multifunctionalization reactions of fullerene molecules and still remains an intriguing reaction in several respects. First, as it requires only an aromatic solvent and AlCl3, it is potentially a very inexpensive and convenient synthetic method. Second, the report described the formation of a mixture of many compounds formulated as C60ArnHn (Ar=Ph, C6H4Me; n=1-3, 6, 12, 16), suggested low product selectivity, and did not give any structure assignment.