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Dependence of the dimension of the associates of water-soluble tris-malonate of light fullerene -C 60 [= C(COOH) 2 ] 3 in water solutions at 25 • C Investigation of the concentration dependence of the size and type C 60 [=C(COOH) 2 ] 3 aggregation in aqueous solutions at 25 • C was accomplished with the help of a dynamic light scattering method. It was determined that three types of aggregates are realized in the solutions. The average number of C 60 [=C(COOH) 2 ] 3 molecules in smaller aggregates and all types of aggregates were calculated. One can see that over the whole concentration range, from 0.01 to 10 g/dm 3 , aqueous solutions of C 60 [=C(COOH) 2 ] 3 are characterized by sub-micro-heterogeneous behavior (because second-type aggregates with the linear dimensions -hundreds of nm are formed in all solutions). Additionally, the most concentrated solution (C = 10 g/dm 3 ) is characterized by micro-heterogeneous or colloid behavior (because third-type aggregates with the linear dimensions on the order of µm -are formed). In order to describe or explain such behavior, a stepwise aggregation model was invoked.Keywords: tris-malonate of light fullerene, method of the dynamic light scattering.

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