Oxidized Fullerene Derivatives Containing Hydroxyl, Nitro and Fluorine Groups

Abstract

Abstract Oxidation of fullerene was performed with fuming nitric acid and a soluble orange compound was synthesized and identified as polyhydroxy-polynitro fullerene. The formation of fullerene derivatives containing oxygen and fluorine were attempted by different methods using F2, HF aqueous solution and fuming nitric acid. Resulting compounds were generally characterized by X-ray diffraction and IR and NMR spectroscopy.