title: C1 C70F38 contains four planar aromatic hexagons; the parallel between fluorination of [60]- and [70]fullerenes.
abstract: The main C(1) isomer of C(70)F(38) is shown by single-crystal X-ray analysis to contain four planar aromatic hexagons and four isolated C=C bonds, has two fluorines on the equator, and is related to C(2) C(70)F(38) by means of three 1,3-fluorine shifts. The C(1) and C(2) isomers thus parallel the T and C(3)/C(1) isomers of C(60)F(36) in containing three and four aromatic rings, respectively, and in the fluorine shift relationship.
authors.affiliation: Chemistry Department, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK.
authors.forename: Peter B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Hitchcock
authors.forename: Anthony G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Avent
authors.forename: Natalia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Martsinovich
authors.forename: Pavel A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Troshin
authors.forename: Roger
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Taylor