Hai-Tao Yang

Radical reactions of [60]fullerene with β-enamino carbonyl compounds mediated by manganese(III) acetate

Manganese(III) acetate dihydrate-mediated reactions of [60]fullerene with beta-enamino carbonyl compounds afforded [60]fullerene-fused pyrroline derivatives, of which the nitrogen atom is directly connected to the fullerene cage. A possible reaction mechanism is proposed.

CuCl2-mediated reaction of [60]fullerene with amines in the presence or absence of dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate: preparation of fulleropyrroline or aziridinofullerene derivatives.

The CuCl2-mediated three-component reaction of C60 with amines and dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate afforded the fulleropyrrolines in moderate yields. Furthermore, the CuCl2-mediated oxidative [2 + 1] reaction of C60 with aromatic amines bearing a strong electron-withdrawing group provided the aziridinofullerenes and the selective cis-1-bisaziridinofullerenes.

Base-Controlled Selective Conversion of Michael Adducts of Malonates with Enones in the Presence of Iodine

An efficient base-controlled selective conversion of the Michael adducts of malonates with enones in the presence of iodine is reported. Highly functionalized cyclopropane, oxetane, and α-hydroxylmalonate derivatives are obtained selectively using DBU, Na(2)CO(3), and NaOAc as the base, respectively. O(2) was identified to be crucial to the formation of oxetane and α-hydroxylmalonate derivatives.

CuI-catalyzed oxidative [3 + 2] reaction of fullerene with amidines or amides using air as the oxidant: preparation of fulleroimidazole or fullerooxazole derivatives.

CuI-catalyzed oxidative reaction of amidines with C60 using air as the oxidant has been exploited for the easy preparation of fulleroimidazole derivatives. Furthermore, this kind of CuI-catalyzed [3 + 2] reaction has also been successfully applied in the synthesis of fullerooxazole derivatives starting from amides for the first time. The substrate scope is broad, and the process is particularly cheap and simple.

I2-Catalyzed Direct α-Hydroxylation of β-Dicarbonyl Compounds with Atmospheric Oxygen under Photoirradiation

An I2-catalyzed hydroxylation of β-dicarbonyl moieties using air as the oxidant under photoirradiation has been developed for the easy preparation of α-hydroxy-β-dicarbonyl compounds. The transformation was completed with only 1 mol % of I2. With α-unsubstituted malonates, the hydroxylated dimerization product was afforded as the predominant product along with a minor product, α,α-dihydroxyl malonate.

Hypervalent iodine reagent mediated reaction of [60]fullerene with amines.

The hypervalent iodine reagent mediated reaction of C60 with various readily available amines for the easy preparation of iminofullerenes has been developed. The reaction between C60 and sulfonamides can be effectively controlled to selectively synthesize azafulleroids or aziridinofullerenes under PhI(OAc)2/I2 or PhIO/I2/CuCl/lutidine conditions, respectively. For phosphamide and urea, only one isomer is obtained. However, carbamate gives three kinds of products. Interestingly, the reaction of C60 with alkylamines allows the effective synthesis of aziridinofullerenes and regioselective cis-1-bisaziridinofullerenes.

DMAP-Catalyzed [3 + 2] and [4 + 2] Cycloaddition Reactions between [60]Fullerene and Unmodified Morita–Baylis–Hillman Adducts in the Presence of Ac2O

One-step DMAP-catalyzed [3 + 2] and [4 + 2] cycloaddition reactions between C(60) and unmodified Morita-Baylis-Hillman adducts in the presence of Ac(2)O have been developed for the easy preparation of cyclopentene- and cyclohexene-fused [60]fullerene derivatives. When the MBH adducts bear an alkyl group, two different reaction pathways could be controlled selectively depending on the conditions.

Hypervalent Iodine Reagent Mediated Diamination of [60]Fullerene with Sulfamides or Phosphoryl Diamides

A hypervalent iodine-promoted intermolecular diamination reactions of C60 with sulfamides or phosphoryl diamides affords two classes of novel C60-fused cyclic sulfamide or phosphoryl diamide derivatives. The reaction between C60 and sulfamides can be effectively controlled to selectively synthesize diamination products or azafulleroids under PhIO/I2 or PhI(OAc)2/I2 conditions, respectively. Moreover, phosphoryl diamides were first used as an amine source in the diamination of alkenes.

BF3·Et2O- or DMAP-catalyzed double nucleophilic substitution reaction of aziridinofullerenes with sulfamides or amidines.

BF3·Et2O-catalyzed double nucleophilic substitution reaction of N-tosylaziridinofullerene with sulfamides has been exploited for the easy preparation of cyclic sulfamide-fused fullerene derivatives. Moreover, the Lewis base catalyzed double amination of N-tosylaziridinofullerene, with amidines as the diamine source, is demonstrated for the first time. The present methods provide new routes to cyclic 1,2-diaminated [60]fullerenes.

2-Oxindole Acts as a Synthon of 2-Aminobenzoyl Anion in the K2CO3-Catalyzed Reaction with Enones: Preparation of 1,4-Diketones Bearing an Amino Group and Their Further Transformations

A convenient approach for the synthesis of 1,4-diketones bearing an amino group has been developed through the K2CO3-catalyzed reaction of 2-oxindoles with enones with the assistance of atmospheric O2 via sequential Michael addition-oxidation-ring-cleavage process. The further intramolecular reaction leads to the formation of benzoazepinone, quinoline, and 3-oxindole derivatives.