R. Srinivas et al., GAS-PHASE HALO ALKYLATION OF C-60-FULLERENE BY ION-MOLECULE REACTION UNDER CHEMICAL-IONIZATION, Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry, 4(11), 1993, pp. 894-897
Chemical ionization (CI) mass spectra of C60-fullerene were studied us
ing 1,2-dibromoethane and 1,2-dichloroethane as CI reagents. The ion-m
olecule reaction between C60 and C2H4X+ (X = Br and Cl) leads to the f
ormation of (C60 + C2H4X)+ adducts. The collision-induced dissociation
of the adducts reveal gas phase halo alkylation of C60-fullerene invo
lving the C-C bond formation.