Dimeric C-60 derivatives containing a perfluoroalkyl group were synthesized
by the photochemical reaction of C-60 with perfluoroalkyl iodides in the p
resence of hexabutylditin or hexamethylditin. The dimers were produced hy t
he addition of fluoroalkyl radicals to C-60 followed by the recombination o
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