Spectral studies of chemically generated C60n− and c70n− anions; n=1,2 and 3

For the first time the spectra of the fullerene anions C60n− and C60n−, for n = 1, 2, and 3, in benzonitrile, in the presence of three reducing agents: Na, K and TDAE, were studied. The fullerene anions reveal characteristic, near IR absorption bands, similar to those observed in electrogenerated anions.