Selective two-electron reduction of C60 by 10-methyl-9,10-dihydroacridine via photoinduced electron transfer

Shunichi Fukuzumi, Tomoyoshi Suenobu, Shuichiro Kawamura, Akito Ishida, Koichi Mikami

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Abstract

The selective two-electron reduction of C60 to 1,2-dihydro[60]fullerene is attained via photoinduced electron transfer from 10-methyl-9,10-dihydroacridine to the triplet excited state of C60 in the presence of trifluoroacetic acid in benzonitrile under irradiation of visible light.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)291-292
Number of pages2
JournalChemical Communications
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1997

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