Table 4. DFT-Predicted Relative Energies of Selected C60(RF)4 Isomers (RF = CF3, C2F5, and i-C3F7).
| IUPAC locants and addition-pattern prefixes | CF3 | C2F5 | i-C3F7 | exp. obsd examples (see Table 1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,7,11,24; Cs-p3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 31.2 | 60-4-3-CF3 |
| 1,6,11,18; C1-pmp | 8.1 | 12.8 | 71.0 | 60-4-1-CF3 |
| 1,7,16,36; C1-p,p | 10.1 | 8.5 | 1.5 | 60-4-2-CF3, 60-40-2-i-C3F7 |
| 1,7,28,31; C2-p,p | 11.2 | 7.3 | 0.0 | 60-4-4-i-C3F7 |