Proton migration on the [60]fullerene cage of 1-tert-butyl-1,4-dihydro[60]fullerene to yield the 1,2-isomer

Abstract

Proton NMR data on the base catalysed rearrangement of 1-tert-butyl-1,4-dihydro[60]fullerene to the 1,2-isomer reveal a second order reaction and an activation energy of 56.1 kJ mol^-1.

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