Progress in the synthesis and reaction of azafullerene

Abstract

Azafullerene is a very important compound in fullerene family, which has been attracted extensive attention recently because of its unique structure and reactive activities. Recent progress in the preparation and reaction of azafullerene is summarized in this paper. There are three main methods for the synthesis of azafullerene (Wudl's method, Hirsch's method and Gan's method). Azafullerene reactions include free radical reactions and electrophilic aromatic substitution reaction. © 2012 Chinese Chemical Society & SIOC, CAS.