title: Synthesis of C60H2 by rhodium-catalyzed hydrogenation of C60.
abstract: Reduction of C60 with rhodium(0) on alumina and hydrogen in deuterated benzene (C6D6) at ambient temperature and pressure yields a mixture of hydrogenated compounds; C60H2 has been characterized as the major product in 14% yield based on 1H NMR.
authors.affiliation: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093, USA.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: T P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Bada
mesh_terms: D001554:Benzene / Q000737:chemistry*; D002244:Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D037741:Fullerenes; D006865:Hydrogenation; D006868:Hydrolysis; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D012238:Rhodium / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D037741:Fullerenes; D002244:Carbon; D012238:Rhodium; D001554:Benzene; C069837:fullerene C60