Cyclooctyne [60]fullerene hexakis adducts: a globular scaffold for copper-free click chemistry

Chem Commun (Camb). 2016 Aug 18;52(69):10544-6. doi: 10.1039/c6cc05484f.

Abstract

The synthesis of a new highly symmetric hexakis adduct of C60 appended with 12 cyclooctyne moieties has been carried out. This compound has been used for the copper-free strain-promoted cycloaddition reaction to a series of azides with excellent yields. This strategy for the obtention of clicked adducts of [60]fullerene is of special interest for biological applications.