Since their first discovery, the fullerenes have attracted the attention of an increasing number of scientists due to their unique structure. During the last 20 years numerous studies have been conducted in the field of organic chemistry to elucidate the reactivity of C 60 , and various types of reactions are now known to be applicable to derivatization at the outside of the cage. 1 C 60 and its derivatives exhibit a wide variety of uncommon properties, some of which have ...
