The Diels–Alder (DA) reaction is regarded as quite a useful strategy in organic and
macromolecular syntheses. The reversibility of this reaction and the advent of self-repair …

A notable advancement of the mechanochemical process has been its ability to initiate
reactions that are otherwise extremely difficult/impossible to accomplish. For the first time, in …

In this handbook, the leading experts in the field presents important and fundamental
aspects of the organic and organometallic chemistry of fullerenes. Naturally they also cover …

Since their first detection and bulk production, the fullerenes have gained a primary role on
the scientific scene, reaching their climax when the 1996 Nobel Prize for Chemistry was …

The elusive intermediate o-quinodimethane (oQDM), also named o-xylylene, has attracted
much attention of both theoretical and synthetic chemists over the past 30 years. As cis …

First Self-Contained Source Entirely Dedicated to Nanocarbons Carbon nanotubes (CNTs)
attract a good deal of attention for their electronic, mechanical, optical, and chemical …

The covalent functionalization of C60 has developed vigorously over the past 5 years.
Several methods are now available for the formation of C60 monoadducts. Regioselective …

The zero-band-gap electronic structure of graphene enables it to function as either the diene
or the dienophile in the Diels− Alder reaction, and this versatile synthetic method offers a …

The self-assembly of 4-fold-symmetric porphyrins with FeII or ZnII gave a new cubic MII8L6
cage framework with electron-deficient walls. This cage bound C60-indene or C60 …

The fullerenes have been established as new and versatile building blocks in organic
chemistry. A large number of fascinating fullerene derivatives, especially of the icosahedral …