Triumphene

Triumphene is a fluorinated and phenylated fullerene derivative. [cite journal
author = O. V. Boltalina, R. Taylor, J. M. Street
title = Formation of triumphene, C₆₀F₁₅Ph³: first member of a new trefoil-shaped class of phenylated [60] fullerenes
journal = Chem. Commun.
volume =
issue = 17
pages = 1827–1828
year = 1998
doi = 10.1039/a805340e] [cite journal
author = A. D. Darwish, A. G. Avent, A. K. Abdul-Sada, I. V. Goldt, P. B. Hitchcock, I. V. Kuvytchko, R. Taylor,
title = Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution by the Fluorofullerene C₆₀F₁₈
journal = Chemistry - A European Journal
volume = 10
issue = 18
pages = 4523–4531
doi = 10.1002/chem.200400036
year = 2004] It was first synthesized in 1998 by Boltalina, Street, and Taylor by reaction of C₆₀F₁₈ in a benzene-FeCl₃ solution for two weeks at room temperature. It is the first trefoil-shaped phenylated [60] fullerene, providing a unique scaffold for the potential use in nanoscale imaging agents.

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