Fullerene C60

Description

Fullerene C60 is a molecule with prominent electron acceptor property composed of 60 carbons in the shape of a hollow football with 20 hexagons and 12 pentagons. Fullerene is unsaturated, each carbon connecting to 3 other carbons instead of 4 with fused 5 and 6 membered rings.

Description

The architect Buckminster Fuller popularized geodesic domes in the late 1940s. The domes are structures that sustain their own weight and, despite their curved appearance, consist of planar equilateral triangles.
When chemists Harold W. Kroto at the University of Sussex (Falmer, UK); Robert F. Curl, Jr., and Richard E. Smalley at Rice University (Houston); and co-workers discovered the spherical C60 molecule in 1985, it was natural to name it buckminsterfullerene or, colloquially, “buckyballs”. Although Fuller’s domes consist only of triangles, C60 contains regular pentagons and hexagons.
The same researchers, who went on to win the 1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, synthesized other nonspherical fullerenes such as C70. Fullerenes also exist in nature, primarily in soot; but they have also been observed in outer space.
Buckminsterfullerene, like other carbon allotropes, is black. But, unlike other carbons, it is soluble in nonoxygenated organic solvents such as toluene and carbon disulfide. The solutions are purple, magenta, or green, depending on the concentration and solvent–solute interactions.
Many C60 derivatives have been prepared, some with functional groups that can participate in subsequent reactions or catalysis. Fullerenes also have applications in nanotechnology.
Buckminsterfullerene, of course, is noteworthy for its similarity to a soccer ball. So keep it in mind when you watch this year’s men’s FIFA World Cup competition, which begins on June 14.

Chemical properties

black to brown crystalline powder

The Uses of Fullerene C60

Fullerene C60 powder is useful for biomedical applications such as the design of high-performance MRI contrast agents, x-ray imaging contrast agents and photodynamic therapy. It is also essential for single-walled carbon nanotubes with narrow diameter-distribution. It is used as light-activated antimicrobial agent. It also finds application in the field of nanotechnology, heat resistance and superconductivity.

Definition

ChEBI: Fullerene C60 is a fullerene. It has a role as a geroprotector. It is a polyhedral CARBON structure composed of around 60-80 carbon atoms in pentagon and hexagon configuration. They are named after Buckminster Fuller because of structural resemblance to geodesic domes. Fullerenes can be made in high temperature such as arc discharge in an inert atmosphere.

General Description

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