Rh-Catalyzed Arylation and Alkenylation of C_(60) Using Organoboron Compounds

摘要

We have established a new organoboron-based arylation and alkenylation of C_(60) catalyzed by a rhodium complex. The described chemistry not only broadens the scope of the functionalization chemistry of fullerenes, thereby providing a new synthetic avenue to a wide variety of previously unexplored fullerene-based materials, but also represents a new direction for molecular catalysis in nanocarbon chemistry. Work along this line, as well as the development of a more efficient catalyst, is ongoing.