title: Organic chemistry of C60 (Buckminsterfullerene):  chromatography and osmylation.
abstract: Treatment of C60 with osmium tetroxide and pyridine gives the osmate ester (2:1 adduct) establishing that oxygen functionality can be added to C60 without disrupting the carbon framework.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley 94720, USA.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Hawkins
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Loren
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Heath
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shibato
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Saykally
mesh_terms: D002244:Carbon / Q000737:chemistry; D002625:Chemistry, Organic / Q000379:methods*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000379:methods*; D037741:Fullerenes; D006358:Hot Temperature; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D009993:Osmium Tetroxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D010100:Oxygen / Q000737:chemistry*; D011725:Pyridines / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D037741:Fullerenes; D011725:Pyridines; C069836:fullerene C70; D002244:Carbon; C023666:pyridine; C069837:fullerene C60; D009993:Osmium Tetroxide; D010100:Oxygen