Isolation and structure determination of missing fullerenes Gd@C74(CF3) n through in situ trifluoromethylation

Our trifluoromethyl functionalization method enables the dissolution and isolation of missing metallofullerenes of Gd@C74(CF3) n . After multi-stage high-performance liquid chromatography purification, Gd@C74(CF3)3 and two regioisomers of Gd@C74(CF3) are isolated. X-ray crystallographic analysis reveals that all of the isolated metallofullerenes react with CF3 groups on pentagons of the D 3 h-symmetry C74 cages. Highest occupied molecular orbital-lowest unoccupied molecular orbital gaps of these trifluoromethylated derivatives, estimated by absorption spectra, are in the range 0.71-1.06 eV, consistent with density functional calculations.

Unusual prenylated phenols with antioxidant activities from Ganoderma cochlear

Seven new prenylated phenols, five novel phenols (1-5) with polycyclic skeleton and two new phenols (6 and 7) with a carbon chain, along with one known compound (8) were isolated from the fruiting bodies of Ganoderma cochlear. The structures of new compounds were elucidated by the spectroscopic technologies, X-ray crystallography analysis and chiral HPLC chromatography. All compounds showed antioxidant effect in radical scavenging assays and a plausible biosynthetic pathway for 1-8 was proposed.