Synthesis and Chemical Transformations of the Diels-Alder Adduct of [60] Fullerene and 4-Amino-O-quinodimethane

Abstract Diels-Alder reaction of 4-amino-o-quinodimethane (6) with [60]fullerene (1) affords the thermally stable and chemically reactive adduct 7(n). The nucleophilic amino group of 7(n) is well suited for the covalent attachment of different molecules to the [60]fullerene core by further chemical reactions.