Preface Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 The Discovery of C60 1.2 The Property of C6o 1.3 The Reactivity of C60 1.4 The Physical and Chemical Properties of Higher Fullerenes Chapter 2 Isolation of C76, C78 and C84 Isomers 2.1 General 2.2 The Isolation of C76, C78 and C84 Chapter 3 Chemical Functionalization of Higher Fullerenes 3.1 The Reaction of C76 with Disilirane 3.2 The Reaction of C78 with Disilirane 3.3 The Reaction of C84 with Disilirane Chapter 4 Chemical Functionalization of C60 4.1 Synthesis of a Novel C60 Dimer Connected by a Germanium Bridge 4.2 Synthesis and Characterization of the Fullerene-terthiophene Dyads 4.3 Synthesis and Characterization of Methanofullerenes Chapter 5 Summary References