Synthesis 2004(18): 2962-2964  
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-834891
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Regioselective Carbon-Carbon Bond Cleavage of an Open-Cage Diketone Derivative of [60]Fullerene by Reaction with Aromatic Hydrazones

Sho-ichi Iwamatsu*a, Toshiki Kuwayamaa, Kaoru Kobayashib, Shigeru Nagaseb, Shizuaki Murata*a,c
a Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University, Nagoya, 464-8601, Japan
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b Institute for Molecular Science, Okazaki, 444-8585, Japan
c CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Japan
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Received 3 August 2004
Publication Date:
22 October 2004 (online)

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Abstract

The addition reaction of aromatic hydrazone to the diketone derivative of C60 occurred with a regioselective C-C bond scission to afford a ring-expanded product having a 16-membered ring orifice.