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Abstract
The reactivity of the orthorhombic (O), tetragonal (T), and rhombohedral (R) polymerized phases of C60 towards gaseous fluorine was studied in the 50–250°C temperature range. It was shown that the reactivity of the polymerized phases greatly surpasses that of C60 and increases during a transition from the O phase to the T‐ and further to R phases. Direct fluorination of the polymerized C60 phases provides an opportunity for production of fluoropolymers of C60 representing a new class of fluorocarbon materials.
Acknowledgments
The work was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (project No. 06‐03‐32650) and by the US Civilian Research & Development Foundation for the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union (CRDF) (Award No. RUE2‐2659‐MO‐05). VAD is also thankful to Le Studium, Agency for Research and Hosting Foreign associated Researchers in region Centre (France), for financial support.