RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Growth of fullerene fragments using the diels-alder cycloaddition reaction: first step towards a C60 synthesis by dimerization A1 Mojica, Martha A1 Méndez, Francisco A1 Alonso Martín, Julio Alfonso K1 Diels-Alder cycloaddition K1 Fullerene fragments K1 Transition states K1 Triindenetriphenilene K1 Pentacyclopentacorannulene K1 22 Física AB Density Functional Theory has been used to model the Diels-Alder reactions of the fullerene fragments triindenetriphenilene and pentacyclopentacorannulene with ethylene and 1,3-butadiene. The purpose is to prove the feasibility of using Diels-Alder cycloaddition reactions to grow fullerene fragments step by step, and to dimerize fullerene fragments, as a way to obtain C60. The dienophile character of the fullerene fragments is dominant, and the reaction of butadiene with pentacyclopentacorannulene is favored. PB MDPI SN 1420-3049 YR 2013 FD 2013 LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/57247 UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/57247 LA eng NO Molecules, 2013, vol. 18, n. 2, p. 2243-2254 NO Producción Científica DS UVaDOC RD 17-jul-2024