“…For example, thulium compounds are luminescent and paramagnetic. Thus, there is current interest in using thulium compounds in developing new lasers21 and in magnetic resonance imaging contrast agents 22. The preparations and crystallographic characterization of the thulium-containing endohedrals, Tm 3 N@ I h -C 80 ,23 Tm 3 N@ D 5h -C 80 , and Tm 3 N@ C s (51365)-C 84 ,24 have recently been reported.…”