buckminsterfullerene
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.
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- 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.