| United States Patent | 5,382,719 |
| Fagan | Jan. 17, 1995 |
| Inventors: | Fagan; Paul J. (Wilmington, DE). |
| Assignee: | E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company (Wilmington, DE). |
| Appl. No.: | 230,027 |
| Filed: | Apr. 19, 1994 |
| Intl. Cl.: | C07C 17/24; C07C 17/28; C07C 17/32; C07C 22/08; |
| U.S. Cl.: | 570/144.; 570/129.; |
| Field of Search: | 144 |
| 3,281,426 | Oct., 1966 | Tiers | 570/144 |
| 2-62832 | Mar., 1990 | JPX |
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This invention provides a mixture of fluoroalkylated fullerene compounds, preferably perfluoroalkylated fullerene compounds, comprising the formula, (C(60+2n)) R(^1)(m) R(^2)(b) Z(y), wherein R(^1) is a branched or straight chain hydrocarbon or aromatic hydrocarbon of from 1 to about 100 carbon atoms; R(^2) is a branched or straight chain fluoroalkyl group of from 1 to about 100 carbon atoms; Z is one or more selected from H, F and Cl; n is an integer from 0 to about 470; m is an integer from 0 to about 24+n; b is an integer from 1 to about 24+n; and y is an integer from 0 to about 35+n.