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Buckminsterfullerene

"Buckyball" redirects here. For other uses, see Buckyball (disambiguation).
Buckminsterfullerene
Names
Pronunciation /ˌbʌkmɪnstərˈfʊləriːn/
Preferred IUPAC name
(C60-Ih)[5,6]fullerene[1]
Other names
Buckyballs; Fullerene-C60; [60]fullerene
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
5901022
ChEBI
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.156.884 Edit this at Wikidata
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Properties
C60
Molar mass 720.660 g·mol−1
Appearance Dark needle-like crystals
Density 1.65 g/cm3
insoluble in water
Vapor pressure 0.4–0.5 Pa (T ≈ 800 K); 14 Pa (T ≈ 900 K) [2]
Structure
Face-centered cubic, cF1924
Fm3m, No. 225
a = 1.4154 nm
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS07: Exclamation mark
Warning
H315, H319, H335
P261, P264, P271, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P403+P233, P405, P501
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Buckminsterfullerene is a type of fullerene with the formula C60. 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 violet solution. The substance was discovered in 1985 and has received intense study, although few real world applications have been found.

Molecules of buckminsterfullerene (or of fullerenes in general) are commonly nicknamed buckyballs.[3][4]

  1. ^ International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (2014). Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry: IUPAC Recommendations and Preferred Names 2013. The Royal Society of Chemistry. p. 325. doi:10.1039/9781849733069. ISBN 978-0-85404-182-4.
  2. ^ Piacente; Gigli; Scardala; Giustini; Ferro (1995). "Vapor Pressure of C60 Buckminsterfullerene". J. Phys. Chem. 99 (38): 14052–14057. doi:10.1021/j100038a041.
  3. ^ "Buckyball". Oxford English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  4. ^ The AZo Journal of Materials Online. AZoM.com. "Buckminsterfullerene." 2006.

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