Gp. Miller et Mc. Tetreau, Facile, completely regioselective 1,4-hydrogenations of C-60-diaryltetrazine monoadducts, ORG LETT, 2(20), 2000, pp. 3091-3094
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Thermal Diets-Alder reactions between C-60 and electron-deficient 3,6-diary
l-1,2,4,5-tetrazines yield monoadducts possessing a diaryldihydropyridazine
function nested atop the fullerene. The diaryldihydropyridazine functions
direct a completely regioselective 1,4-hydrogenation, resulting in a racemi
c mixture of bifunctional bisadduct (+/-)-3.