A step towards an improved method of fullerene production was the recently reported synthesis of a precursor and its subsequent dehydrogenation to C60. Otero et al. show that when depositing precursors on a platinum surface and heating to 750 K, most precursors are transformed into the corresponding fullerenes.
- Gonzalo Otero
- Giulio Biddau
- José A. Martín-Gago
