Buckybowls. 2. Toward the total synthesis of buckminsterfullerene (C{sub 60}). Benz[5,6]-as-indaceno-[3,2,1,8,7-mnopqr]indeno[4,3,2,1-cdef] chrysene

Journal Article · Wed Jun 14 04:00:00 EDT 1995 · Journal of the American Chemical Society

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00128a052· OSTI ID:81394

Abdourazak, A H; Marcinow, Z; Sygula, A; Sygula, R; Rabideau, P W ^[1]

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1. Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge, LA (United States)

The discovery of buckminsterfullerene (C{sub 60}) and related carbon cages has generated enormous interest, and availability of C{sub 60} in macroscopic amounts has spawned a considerable amount of research. The most critical step in its synthesis will be the production of intermediates that possess significant degrees of curvature, and one approach suggested by several groups is the dimerization of two C{sub 30}H{sub 12} halves. We report the first synthesis of C{sub 30}H{sub 12} hydrocarbon that represents precisely half of the C{sub 60} carbon framework albeit as enantiometric pairs. 17 refs., 2 figs.

• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• OSTI ID: 81394
• Journal Information: Journal of the American Chemical Society, Journal Name: Journal of the American Chemical Society Journal Issue: 23 Vol. 117; ISSN JACSAT; ISSN 0002-7863
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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