Fluorination of buckminsterfullerene

John H. Holloway*, Eric G. Hope, Roger Taylor, G. John Langley, Anthony G. Avent, T. John Dennis, Jonathan P. Hare, Harold W. Kroto, David R.M. Walton

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Abstract

Fluorination of solid C60 with fluorine gas proceeds in a stepwise manner to give, after twelve days (10 mg scale), a colourless derivative indicated by a single line 19F NMR spectrum to be C 60F60; reaction time is quantity dependent.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)966-969
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications
Issue number14
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1991
Externally publishedYes

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