Chemistry Letters, Vol.33, No.3, 328-329, 2004
Synthesis of functionalized fullerene by mono-alkylation of fullerene cyclopentadienide
Mono-alkylation reaction of a fullerene cyclopentadienide with a functionalized alkyl halide quantitatively gave a functionalized [60]fullerene derivative that may bear a variety of functional groups and may exhibit high solubility in various solvents.