Cu(II)/Mn(III)-Promoted Synergistic Radical N-Heteroannulation Reaction: Synthesis of [60]Fullerene-Fused Tetrahydroquinoline Derivatives.

Cu(II)/Mn(III)-mediated synergistic radical N-heteroannulation reaction of [60]fullerene with N-sulfonylated o-amino-arylmalonates has been developed for the direct and efficient construction of [60]fullerene-fused tetrahydroquinoline derivatives. A plausible mechanism for the formation of fullerotetrahydroquinolines is proposed, and the electrochemical properties of the obtained fullerene adducts are investigated.