M. Ohno et al., DELTA-VALEROLACTAM DERIVATIVE OF C-60 FROM HETERO-DIELS-ALDER REACTION WITH IS(TERT-BUTYLDIMETHYLSILYLOXY)-2-AZA-1,3-BUTADIENE, Tetrahedron letters, 37(51), 1996, pp. 9211-9214
The title 2-aza-1,3-diene reacted smoothly with C-60 at room temperatu
re to give 2-piperidone-fused C-60 after hydrolysis. A silyoxy group o
n the piperidone ring was replaced by alkoxy groups by acid-catalyzed
substitution reaction with alcohols via an iminium cation intermediate
. This type of reaction was applied to reduction by use of triethylsil
ane to give the parent delta-valerolactam derivative of C-60. Copyrigh
t (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd