Author: Thierry Muller

Single and Multiple Additions of Dibenzoylmethane onto Buckminsterfullerene

2013

A novel dibenzoylmethane-fullerene e,e,e-tris adduct was synthesized by the application of a variation of the Bingel–Hirsch conditions and characterized among others by X-ray crystallography. In addition, the corresponding hexakis adduct was detected by MALDI-TOF-MS analysis. Its existence was supported by density-functional-theory (DFT) computations. Furthermore a new synthesis of bis(benzoyl)methanofullerene was established, and its molecular structure was elucidated by X-ray crystallography. DFT computations reproduced the experimentally determined conformation and predict a low energy barrier for the rotation of the two benzoyl moieties.

FullereneDibenzoylmethane010405 organic chemistryOrganic Chemistry010402 general chemistryMass spectrometry01 natural sciences0104 chemical sciencesAdductchemistry.chemical_compoundLow energyBuckminsterfullerenechemistryComputational chemistryMoleculePhysical and Theoretical ChemistryEuropean Journal of Organic Chemistry

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Synthesis and Topological Determination of Hexakis-Substituted 1,4-Ditritylbenzene and Nonakis-Substituted 1,3,5-Tritritylbenzene Derivatives: Buildi…

2012

Based on trityl moieties, novel organic building blocks have been prepared and structurally investigated. Substituted hexaphenyl-p-xylene (1,4-ditritylbenzene) as well as extended analogues thereof were prepared. Furthermore, a new family based on a 1,3,5-tritritylbenzene motif, connecting three trityl groups through a formal mesitylene unit, was developed. Both families were further converted through six- and nine-fold substitution reactions, respectively, to yield potent molecular building blocks for supramolecular assemblies.

Substitution reaction010405 organic chemistryStereochemistryOrganic ChemistrySupramolecular chemistry010402 general chemistry01 natural sciencesCombinatorial chemistry0104 chemical scienceschemistry.chemical_compoundchemistryPhysical and Theoretical ChemistryFamily basedMesityleneEuropean Journal of Organic Chemistry

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Single and Multiple Additions of Dibenzoylmethane onto Buckminsterfullerene (Eur. J. Org. Chem. 35/2013)

2013

chemistry.chemical_compoundBuckminsterfullereneFullerenechemistryDibenzoylmethaneComputational chemistryOrganic ChemistryOrganic chemistryPhysical and Theoretical ChemistryMass spectrometryEuropean Journal of Organic Chemistry

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