The first representative of a new family of the bridgehead-modified difluoromethylenated homofullerenes: electrochemical properties and synthetic availability

Based on these results, an alternative, non-electrochemical synthetic route to C60(CF2)H2 using the Zn/Cu-couple in water/toluene media was elaborated since similar processes regulate the features of hydrogenation of fullerene derivatives in both cases.