posted on 1998-02-26, 00:00authored byMark S. Meier, Guan-Wu Wang, Robert C. Haddon, Carolyn Pratt Brock, Michael A. Lloyd, John P. Selegue
Addition of benzyne to C70 results in four
isomeric monoadducts (compounds 1a−d) in a
42:35:13:10 ratio as determined by 1H NMR. These compounds
were separated by repeated passes through HPLC
columns. The major isomer (1a) resulted from addition
to the highly pyramidalized C1−C2 bond as shown
by 13C NMR and UV/vis spectroscopy. The structure of
the C1−C2 adduct (1a) was confirmed by X-ray
crystallography. The second isomer (1b) was assigned as
an adduct to the C5−C6 bond on the basis of
13C
NMR and UV/vis spectroscopy. Compound 1c exhibited a
13C spectrum consistent with an adduct to the
C7
and C8 positions. The presence of sp313C
NMR resonances proved that the C7−C8 bond is still
intact,
making this the first identification of direct addition to a 5−6 ring
fusion in a fullerene, and the first example
of an adduct to a 5−6 ring fusion where the ring fusion bond remains
intact. The fourth isomer (1d) displayed
spectral data consistent with a compound with C1
symmetry and is assigned as an adduct to the C7−C21
bond.