Diastereotopic splitting in the 13C NMR spectra of sulfur homofullerenes and methanofullerenes with chiral fragments.

Using gauge-invariant atomic orbital PBE/3ζ quantum chemistry approach, (13)C NMR chemical shifts and diastereotopic splittings of sp(2) fullerenyl carbons of a number of sulfur homofullerenes and methanofullerenes have been predicted and discussed. An anisochrony of fullerene carbons is caused by a chiral center of attached moieties. Clearly distinguishable diastereotopic pairs (from 8 to 11) of fullerenyl carbons of homofullerenes were observed. Unambiguous assignments of (13)C NMR chemical shifts were performed, and diastereotopic splittings of methanofullerenes were observed for α, β and γ to a functionalization site.