Bl. Tumanskii et al., EPR STUDY OF REACTIVITY OF ENDOHEDRAL METALLOFULLERENES LA-AT-C-82 AND Y-AT-C-82, Fullerene science and technology, 6(3), 1998, pp. 445-451
Reactivity of La@C-82 in the mixture with C-60 and C-70 vs L(2)Ft(o),
phosphoryl radical 'P(O)(OR)(2), and CF3COOH has been studied using EP
R spectroscopy. Whereas two former reagents did not change EPR spectru
m, treatment with CF3COOH in toluene caused rile disappearance of mino
r octet and a new signal was observed. Similar behaviour was found upo
n treatment of Y@C-82 with CF3COOH. It is interpreted as selective pro
tonation of one isomer of endohedral metallofullerene.