The Peculiarities of Hydrogenation of Fullerene Molecules C60 and Their Transformation

Abstract

This chapter provides an explanation for the kinetic features of C60 molecule hydrogenation by analyzing the state and structure of double bonds in the frame of fullerene molecule. The status of these bonds, that changes the chemical activity of C60 molecules, and hence the ability of fullerene molecule to accept different number of reagents particles, has been proposed. The special features of fullerene molecule formation and mechanism of structural transformations of fullerene molecule in solutions and fullerite have been considered. © Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2013.