Azide addition to an endohedral metallofullerene: formation of azafulleroids of Sc3N@I(h)-C80

J Am Chem Soc. 2012 Jul 25;134(29):11956-9. doi: 10.1021/ja305446v. Epub 2012 Jul 16.

Abstract

The reaction of an organic azide with an endohedral metallofullerene has been investigated for the first time. Isomeric [5,6]- and [6,6]-azafulleroids can be obtained from the thermal reaction of Sc(3)N@I(h)-C(80) with 4-isopropoxyphenyl azide, while photoirradiation leads exclusively to the [6,6]-azafulleroid. An unprecedented thermal interconversion between the two isomeric azafulleroids has also been discovered.