Nanomaterials (May 2022)

Reversible Diels–Alder Addition to Fullerenes: A Study of Dimethylanthracene with H<sub>2</sub>@C<sub>60</sub>

  • Mahboob Subhani,
  • Jinrong Zhou,
  • Yuguang Sui,
  • Huijing Zou,
  • Michael Frunzi,
  • James Cross,
  • Martin Saunders,
  • Cijun Shuai,
  • Wenjie Liang,
  • Hai Xu

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12101667
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 10
p. 1667

Abstract

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The study of isolated atoms or molecules inside a fullerene cavity provides a unique environment. It is likely to control the outer carbon cage and study the isolated species when molecules or atoms are trapped inside a fullerene. We report the Diels–Alder addition reaction of 9,10-dimethyl anthracene (DMA) to H2@C60 while 1H NMR spectroscopy is utilized to characterize the Diels–Alder reaction of the DMA with the fullerene. Through 1H NMR spectroscopy, a series of isomeric adducts are identified. The obtained peaks are sharp, precise, and straightforward. Moreover, in this paper, H2@C60 and its isomers are described for the first time.

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