Crystal Structure of Osmylated C ₆₀ : Confirmation of the Soccer Ball Framework

Abstract

An x-ray crystal structure that confirms the soccer ball-shaped carbon framework of C(60) (buckminsterfullerene) is reported. An osmyl unit was added to C(60) in order to break its pseudospherical symmetry and give an ordered crystal. The crystal structure of this derivative, C(60)(OsO(4))(4-tert-butylpyridine)(2), reveals atomic positions within the carbon cluster.

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Theoretical Study of Cycloaddition Reactions of C60on the Si(100)-2×1 Surface

“…The two bond lengths were determined to be 1.388 and 1.432 Å respectively by X-ray data. 34 Although the bond lengths of the two bonds are close to the aromatic C-C bond lengths, the two types of bonds shall be called double and single bonds in the following discussion.…”

30 years of advances in functionalization of carbon nanomaterials for biomedical applications: a practical review

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