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Cocrystallization of a fullerene and an ionic component has been observed for the first time. Dark red, nearly black crystals of C60Ag (NO3) 5 (a section of the crystal structure is shown) form when solutions of C60 in benzene and Ag (NO3) in ethanol are mixed. The silver nitrate portion forms a zeolite-like network, in which rounded cavities are formed that are occupied by the fullerene molecules. Despite the good solubility of silver nitrate, C60Ag (NO3) 5 is stable when immersed in water for several hours.
Olmstead et al. (1999) studied this question.