title: C60F36: there is a third isomer and it has C1 symmetry.
abstract: From fluorination of [60]fullerene with MnF3/K2NiF6 at 480 degrees C we have isolated and characterized by both 19F NMR spectrum and single crystal X-ray analysis, a C1 isomer of C60F36; it has three planar delocalized aromatic rings, three short C=C bonds (due to compression from the adjacent fluorines), the longest FC-CF bond (1.684 A) yet found in a fluorofullerene, and its stability is predicted by calculations.
authors.affiliation: Chemistry laboratory, CPES School, Sussex University, Brighton, UK BN1 9OJ.
authors.forename: Anthony G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Avent
authors.forename: Brian W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Clare
authors.forename: Peter B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Hitchcock
authors.forename: David L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Kepert
authors.forename: Roger
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Taylor