title: An elusive fulvene 1,7,11,24-C60(CF3)4 and its unusual reactivity.
abstract: The X-ray crystal structure of a trifluoromethylfullerene (TMF), 1,7,11,24-C60(CF3)4, is reported for the first time. This elusive intermediate, while highly air stable as a solid, exhibits highly regioselective reactivity towards molecular oxygen in polar solvents, and only when exposed to light.
authors: Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA. steven.strauss@colostate.edu olga.boltalina@colostate.edu.
authors: James B
authors: JB
authors: Whitaker
authors: Igor V
authors: IV
authors: Kuvychko
authors: Natalia B
authors: NB
authors: Shustova
authors: Yu-Sheng
authors: YS
authors: Chen
authors: Steven H
authors: SH
authors: Strauss
authors: Olga V
authors: OV
authors: Boltalina