United States Patent | 5,386,048 |
West, et. al. | Jan. 31, 1995 |
Inventors: | West; Robert C. (Madison, WI); Oka; Kunio (Osaka, JPX). |
Assignee: | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, WI). |
Appl. No.: | 157,002 |
Filed: | Nov. 24, 1993 |
PCT Filed: | Feb. 26, 1993 |
PCT No: | PCT/US93/01762 |
371 Date: | Nov. 24, 1993 |
102(e) Date: | Nov. 24, 1993 |
PCT Pub. No.: | WO94/19300 |
PCT Pub. Date: | Sept. 1, 1994 |
Intl. Cl.: | C07F 7/08; C07F 7/18; |
U.S. Cl.: | 556/430.; 556/432.; |
Field of Search: | 430;432;435;452;453;457;465;479;482;489 |
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The invention provides silicon substituted fullerene compounds. The compounds can form polymers or wrapped fullerenes. The compounds may be made by reacting an organo-silicon compound with a fullerene in the presence of a catalyst by a hydrosilylation reaction.