Reactions of [60]fullerene with alkynes promoted by OH .
Wei-Wei ChangFa-Hui HeAlberto García-PeñasMehdihasan I ShekhZong-Jun LiPublished in: RSC advances (2022)
In the current work, the reactions of [60]fullerene with alkynes promoted by OH - (base) are addressed. The treatment of C 60 with alkynes in the presence of TBAOH produces alkynylation products (R-C 60 -H) with high selectivity in o -DCB at 100 °C. Plausible reaction mechanisms were proposed. This work provides a convenient and environmental friendly method for the functionalization of fullerenes.