The journey of l-tartaric acid in the world of enantiomerically pure bis- and trisadducts of C60 with the inherently chiral trans-3 and all-trans-3 addition patterns

Abstract

The journey of l-tartaric acid through its derivative (−)-dimethyl-2,3-O-isopropylidene-l-tartrate in the synthesis of enantiomerically pure diols, cyclo-[n]-malonates and finally, inherently chiral trans-3 bisadducts and all-trans-3 trisadducts of C₆₀ is presented.