The Remarkable Stable Emerald Green C60 F15 [CBr(CO2 Et)2 ]3 : The First [60]Fullerene That Is also the First [18]Trannulene.
It is both an [18]trannulene and a [60]fullerene. It is aromatic and a hexa-substituted benzene. It is formed by the first proven example of an SN 2' reaction in a fullerene. It is intensely colored and stable. It is C60 F15 [CBr(CO2 Et)2 ]3 , the first example of a new class of fullerene derivatives (see Schlegel diagram).
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annulenes; aromaticity; fluorine; fullerenes; nucleophilic substitution