Boy-Horn Chen, Jen-Pang Huang, Lee Y. Wang, Jentaie Shiea, Tun-Li Chen and Long Y. Chiang
Reactivity of C60 molecules toward the oxidative sulfation reaction induced by H2SO4–SO3 is highly enhanced by P2O5, leading to hexacyclosulfated fullerene intermediates which are converted to dodecahydroxyfullerenes upon hydrolysis.