S. Fukuzumi et al., SELECTIVE 2-ELECTRON REDUCTION OF C-60 BY 10-METHYL-9,10-DIHYDROACRIDINE VIA PHOTOINDUCED ELECTRON-TRANSFER, Chemical communications, (3), 1997, pp. 291-292
The selective two-electron reduction of C-60 to 1,2-dihydro[60]fullere
ne is attained via photoinduced electron transfer from 10-methyl-9,10-
dihydroacridine to the triplet excited state of C-60 in the presence o
f trifluoroacetic acid in benzonitrile under irradiation of visible li
ght.