A series of fullerene-fused fluorinated lactones were prepared by the manganese(III)
acetate mediated radical reaction of [60]fullerene (C60) with fluorinated phenylacetic acids (ArFCH2COOH). Interestingly, the products which contain a 2-fluoro substituent on the benzene
ring are mixtures of two stereoisomers due to the stereo and electronic effects of
the ortho-fluorine atom.
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60-fused lactones - fluorinated phenylacetic acids - manganese(III) acetate - stereoisomers