Derivatization of the fullerene dications C602+ and C702+ by ion-molecule reactions in the gas phase

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/ja00049a059

Ion-molecule addition reactions which lead to the bonding of the fullerene dications C₆₀²⁺ and C₇₀²⁺ with various neutral molecules, most notably unsaturated hydrocarbons and amines, have been studied using a SIFT apparatus at a pressure of 0.40 ± 0.01 Torr and a temperature of 294 ± 2 K. The efficiency of adduct formation in these reactions shows a dependence upon the ionization energy, the size, and the degree of unsaturation of the molecules in question. A model is presented which relates the efficiency of adduct formation to these parameters.