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I
soxazolino[4,5:1,2][60]- and -[70]fullerene
s undergo an efficient retro-cycloaddition reaction to pri
stinefullerene by thermal treatment in the pre
sence of an exce
ss of a dienophile and Cu(II) cataly
si
s, whichcan be
selectively u
sed in the pre
sence of malonate or pyrrolidine cycloadduct
s. Trapping experiment
su
sing
N-phenylmaleimide a
s dipolarophile have
shown that the reaction mechani
sm occur
s by thermalremoval of the nitrile oxide 1,3-dipole, in a proce
ss which i
s favored by the pre
sence of Cu(II) a
s thecataly
st. The ESI-MS
study
support
s the ob
served retro-cycloaddition proce
ss for both C
60 and C
70derivative
s. In contra
st to previou
s electrochemical retro-cycloaddition proce
sse
s ob
served in fulleropyrrolidine
s, i
soxazolinofullerene
s were
stable under oxidative condition
s.