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It was found that C60Br24 transforms to C60 spontaneously in some solvents. The intermediate, C60Br8, can be separated in some cases. When the bromine trap, phenol, was added,p-bromophenol and other brominated product were obtained and identified. The influences of time, the kind of solvent, etc were investigated. Possible mechanism was suggested.
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Liu Ying: born in 1969, Ph. D
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Ying, L., Yuanyin, C., Rongsheng, S. et al. Spontaneous transformation of C60Br24 to C60 in solvents. Wuhan Univ. J. Nat. Sci. 3, 255–256 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02827566
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02827566