New approaches to the synthesis of transition-metal complexes of fullerenes ${\text{C}}_{60}$ and ${\text{C}}_{70}$

The most important fields of coordination chemistry of fullerenes, including those dealing with synthesis and properties of ${\text{η}}^2$ complexes, multinuclear complexes and coordination dimers, have been considered. In addition, our recent results have been presented concerning the synthesis of fullerene complexes with transition metals by the reduction method and through the reaction of transition-metal compounds with fullerene radical anion salts. The properties of coordination compounds with monomeric, dimeric and polymeric fullerenes as well as with fullerene anions are discussed.

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