Preparation, crystallographic characterization and theoretical study of two isomers of C70(CF3)12

Chem Commun (Camb). 2006 Apr 28:(16):1778-80. doi: 10.1039/b518422c. Epub 2006 Mar 17.

Abstract

Two isomers of C70(CF3)12 have been isolated from a mixture obtained by trifluoromethylation of C70 with CF3I; their molecular structures determined by X-ray crystallography are in good agreement with the results of theoretical DFT calculations for the most stable C70(CF3)12 isomers.