Abstract:
1,6,11,16,18,24,27,36-C60(CF3)8 was synthesised by a reaction of C60 with CF3I at 420 °C followed by HPLC separation; its molecular structure contains eight CF3 groups attached in a continuous para-para-para-meta-para-meta-para ribbon of seven edge-sharing C6(CF3)2 hexagons on a C60 cage.