Controlled Synthesis of C70 Equatorial Multiadducts with Mixed Addends from an Equatorial Diadduct: Evidence for an Electrophilic Carbanion.

Controlled synthesis of the equatorial tetra-, hexa-, and octaorgano[70]fullerenes with mixed addends was achieved via the reaction of equatorial 7,23-Bn2C70 with MeO- and ArCH2Br. The products were structurally characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction. The regioselectivity of the reaction was studied by in situ vis-NIR and Fukui function analysis. A surprising electrophilic triorgano[70]fullerene carbanion was shown, and an enhanced fluorescence was observed for the mixed octaadducts.