ALKYLATION AND PHENYLATION OF 60- AND 70-FULLERENES BY THE REACTION WITH KETONES IN THE IONIZATION CHAMBER OF A MASS SPECTROMETER

The title reactions proceed under electron impact (EI) and are accompanied by hydrogen addition and loss; the reaction of C60 with acetone has been shown to occur at least partly at the walls of the ionization chamber and experimental evidence suggests a radical path process involving EI generation of methyl radicals from acetone.