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buckminsterfullerene
Sign in to saveAlso known as fullerene 60, soccerballene, Buckyball, [5,6]fullerene-C60-Ih, [60-Ih]fullerene, fullerene C60, footballene, (C60-Ih)[5,6]fullerene
Buckminsterfullerene is a type of fullerene with the formula . It has a cage-like fused-ring structure (truncated icosahedron) made of twenty hexagons and twelve pentagons, and resembles a football. Each of its 60 carbon atoms is bonded to its three neighbors.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C60
- Molecular weight
- 720.6 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- (C60-Ih)[5,6]fullerene
- SMILES
- C12=C3C4=C5C6=C1C7=C8C9=C1C%10=C%11C(=C29)C3=C2C3=C4C4=C5C5=C9C6=C7C6=C7C8=C1C1=C8C%10=C%10C%11=C2C2=C3C3=C4C4=C5C5=C%11C%12=C(C6=C95)C7=C1C1=C%12C5=C%11C4=C3C3=C5C(=C81)C%10=C23
- InChIKey
- XMWRBQBLMFGWIX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 18.3
- Polar surface area
- 0 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 0
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- fullerene
- Has part
- carbon
- Named after
- Buckminster Fuller
- Mass
- 720.0
- Image
- C60 Fullerene solution (1).jpg
Show 5 more facts
- time of discovery or invention
- 1984-00-00
- Commons category
- Buckminsterfullerene
- chemical formula
- C₆₀
- canonical SMILES
- C12=C3C4=C5C6=C1C7=C8C9=C1C%10=C%11C(=C29)C3=C2C3=C4C4=C5C5=C9C6=C7C6=C7C8=C1C1=C8C%10=C%10C%11=C2C2=C3C3=C4C4=C5C5=C%11C%12=C(C6=C95)C7=C1C1=C%12C5=C%11C4=C3C3=C5C(=C81)C%10=C23
- density
- 1.65
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Encyclopedic overview
29 sectionsContents
- Occurrence
- History
- Etymology
- Synthesis
- Structure
- Properties
- Solution
- Solid
- Chemical reactions and properties
- Hydrogenation
- Halogenation
- Addition of oxygen atoms
- Cycloadditions
- Free radical reactions
- Cyclopropanation (Bingel reaction)
- Redox reactions
- {{chem|C|60}} anions
- {{chem|C|60}} cations
- Metal complexes
- Endohedral fullerenes
- Potential applications
- In technology
- In health
- Ingestion and risks
- Oils with C60 and risks
- References
- Bibliography
- Further reading
- External links
Buckminsterfullerene is a type of fullerene with the formula . It has a cage-like fused-ring structure (truncated icosahedron) made of twenty hexagons and twelve pentagons, and resembles a football. Each of its 60 carbon atoms is bonded to its three neighbors.
Buckminsterfullerene is a black solid that dissolves in hydrocarbon solvents to produce a purple solution. The substance was discovered in 1985 and has received intense study, although few real world applications have been found.
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