I. P. Romanova

Deoxygenation of Some α-Dicarbonyl Compounds by Tris(diethylamino)phosphine in the Presence of Fullerene C60

The reactions of such cyclic α-diketones as acenaphthenequinone, aceanthrenequinone, and N-alkylisatins, with hexaethyltriaminophosphine in the presence of the fullerene C(60), lead to the formation of methanofullerene derivatives under mild conditions. This process proceeds via deoxygenation of the dicarbonyl compound by the P(III) derivative and is likely to involve the intermediate formation of α-ketocarbenes. The structure of some methanofullerenes has been confirmed by NMR and XRD. The electrochemical behavior of the methanofullerenes was also investigated.

Modification of fullerene C60 by phosphorylated diazo compounds

New representatives of phosphorylated methanofullerenes were prepared by the reactions of [60]fullerene with O,O-diethyl α-diazoethyl- and O,O-diethyl α-diazobenzylphosphonates. Electrochemical reduction of the above-mentioned products proceeded stepwise and reversibly.

Novel indolin-2-one-substituted methanofullerenes bearing long n-alkyl chains: synthesis and application in bulk-heterojunction solar cells

Summary An easy, high-yield and atom-economic procedure of a C60 fullerene modification using a reaction of fullerene C60 with N-alkylisatins in the presence of tris(diethylamino)phosphine to form novel long-chain alkylindolinone-substituted methanofullerenes (AIMs) is described. Optical absorption, electrochemical properties and solubility of AIMs were studied. Poly(3-hexylthiophene-2,5-diyl) (P3HT)/AIMs solar cells were fabricated and the effect of the AIM alkyl chain length and the P3HT:AIM ratio on the solar cell performance was studied. The power conversion efficiencies of about 2% were measured in the P3HT/AIM devices with 1:0.4 P3HT:AIM weight ratio for the AIMs with hexadecyl and dodecyl substituents. From the optical and AFM data, we suggested that the AIMs, in contrast to [6,6]-phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM), do not disturb the P3HT crystalline domains. Moreover, the more soluble AIMs do not show a better miscibility with the P3HT crystalline phase.

Synthesis of a single isomer of the bis-adduct of isocyanurato-substituted azide with [60]fullerene

A single di(azahomo)[60]fullerene isomer was prepared for the first time by the reaction between [60]fullerene and isocyanurato-substituted azide. The structure of the product was established by 1H and 13C NMR, UV, and IR spectroscopy.

The synthesis of N-isocyanurato-substituted aziridino[1,2][60]fullerenes

N-Isocyanurato-substituted aziridino[1,2][60]fullerenes were synthesized for the first time as the main products by the reaction of isocyanurato-substituted azides with C60. The thermal stability and the electrochemical behavior of the compounds synthesized were studied.

Addition of diphenylphosphinoyl azide to [60]fullerene

The reaction of [60]fullerene with diphenylphosphinoyl azide in toluene or ino-dichlorobenzene in the presence of traces of water affords 2-[N-(diphenylphosphoryl)amino]-1-hydroxy[60]fullerene This reaction in THF gives a mixture of (N-diphenylphosphoryl)[60]fullerenol[1,2-b]aziridine and a product of partial hydrolysis of the bisadduct of phosphorylated azide and fullerene.

Proton-acceptor properties of azahomofullerene and fullerenoaziridine containing a cyanuric acid fragment

Abstract13C and 1H NMR and UV spectral studies on 1,3-diallyl-5-[4-(azahomo[60]fullereno)butyl]hexahydro-1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-trione ([5,6]-open isomer) and 1,3-diallyl-5-[4-(aziridino[60]fullereno)butyl]hexahydro-1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-trione ([6,6]-closed isomer), as well as quantum-chemical calculations, showed that only the latter possesses weakly basic properties.

Phosphorylated azahomo[60]fullerene: synthesis and electrochemical properties

A reaction of [60]fullerene with O,O-dibutyl azidophosphate affords a first representative of phosphorylated azahomo[60]fullerenes, which is easier to reduce electrochemically than the starting C60.

Reactions of [60]fullerene with 2-azidopyrimidines

The reaction of [60]fullerene with 2-azidopyrimidines affords fullerenoimidazopyrimidines, whose electron affinity is higher than that of nonmodified C60.

Reaction of fullerene C60 with 2-azido-4,6-diphenylpyrimidine

The first representative of the pyrimidine-substituted [60]fullereno[1,2-b]aziridines was synthesized by the reaction of fullerene C60 with 2-azido-4,6-diphenylpyrimidine. 2-(Azahomo[60]fullereno)-4,6-diphenylpyrimidine was found to be formed as a by-product. The electrochemical properties of the adducts were studied.