@article{oai:kutarr.kochi-tech.ac.jp:00000206, author = {Ikuma, Naohiko and Sumioka, Satoko and Asahara, Haruyasu and Oshima, Takumi}, issue = {28}, journal = {Tetrahedron Letters}, month = {}, note = {The mCPBA oxidation of methano-bridged [5,6] open fulleroid 1 anomalously resulted in the selective electrophilic addition at the bridgehead anti-Bredt double bond rather than the usual epoxidation. The mechanistic preference for the unprecedented stepwise addition of mCPBA vs the concerted epoxidation was explained in terms of the notable π-orbital misalignment (>30°) based on the B3LYP/6-31G(d) level calculation.}, pages = {3581--3584}, title = {Regioselective electrophilic addition vs epoxidation of mCPBA towards anti-Bredt olefin of fulleroid}, volume = {53}, year = {2012} }