Studies on fullerenes have been made extensively since the method of macroscopic synthesis of fullerenes was proposed in 1990, and synthesis and structure of organic derivatives of buckminsterfullerene continue to attract interest of broad scientific community. The chemical reactivity of buckminsterfullerene (C_(60)) is an area of vigorous investigation. It has been suggested that C_(60) acts like a closed-cage alkene rather than an Studies on fullerenes have been made sincely from the method of macroscopic synthesis of fullerenes was proposed in 1990, and synthesis and structure of organic derivatives of buckminsterfullerene continue to attract interest of broad scientific community. The chemical reactivity of buckminsterfullerene (C_ (60)) is It has been suggested that C_ (60) acts like a closed-cage alkene rather than an