One-, two- and three-electron reduction of C60 using the electron-reservoir complex [FeI(C5H5)(C6Me6)]
Abstract
The reaction between the 19-electron complex (FeIC5H5)(C6Me6)]1 and C60 in toluene gives the paramagnetic salts (1+)C60–, (1+)2C602– and (1+)3C603– depending on the stoichiometry of the reactants