buckminsterfullerene

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allotrope of carbon carbon nanomaterial fullerene molecule

Buckminsterfullerene is a spherical carbon molecule (C₆₀) resembling a soccer ball, notable as the first discovered fullerene and a key form of carbon with unique chemical and physical properties.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
C60 fullerene molecules 1
buckminsterfullerene (C60) 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf allotrope of carbon ⓘ
carbon nanomaterial ⓘ
fullerene ⓘ
molecule ⓘ
associatedNobelPrizeInChemistryYear 1996 ⓘ
belongsToClass fullerenes ⓘ
canBeDopedWith alkali metals ⓘ
canExhibit superconductivity when alkali-doped ⓘ
canForm alkali-doped fullerides ⓘ
canFormAnion C602− NERFINISHED ⓘ
C60− ⓘ
canFormCation C60+ ⓘ
chemicalFormula C60 ⓘ
discoveredAt Rice University NERFINISHED ⓘ
discoveredBy Harold W. Kroto NERFINISHED ⓘ
James R. Heath NERFINISHED ⓘ
Richard E. Smalley NERFINISHED ⓘ
Robert F. Curl NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sean C. O’Brien NERFINISHED ⓘ
discoveredInYear 1985 ⓘ
element carbon ⓘ
formsCrystalStructure face-centered cubic ⓘ
hasApplicationsIn materials science ⓘ
medicine research ⓘ
nanotechnology ⓘ
organic photovoltaics ⓘ
hasBondType alternating single and double bonds ⓘ
hasCarbonHybridization sp2-like ⓘ
hasColorInSolution purple ⓘ
hasCommonName buckyball NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasHexagons 20 ⓘ
hasIUPACName (C60-Ih)[5,6]fullerene ⓘ
hasPentagons 12 ⓘ
hasPhaseAtRoomTemperature solid ⓘ
hasShape truncated icosahedron ⓘ
hasSymmetryGroup Ih ⓘ
isAromatic true ⓘ
isClosedCageMolecule true ⓘ
isElectrophilic true ⓘ
isFirstDiscoveredMemberOf fullerenes ⓘ
isNeutralMolecule true ⓘ
isPoorlySolubleIn water ⓘ
isSolubleIn benzene ⓘ
carbon disulfide ⓘ
toluene ⓘ
isThermallyStable true ⓘ
namedAfter Buckminster Fuller NERFINISHED ⓘ
numberOfCarbonAtoms 60 ⓘ
resembles soccer ball ⓘ
underwentMassSpectrometricDiscovery true ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Harry Kroto → discovered → buckminsterfullerene ⓘ
double-slit experiment → extendedToMassiveParticles → buckminsterfullerene ⓘ
this entity surface form: C60 fullerene molecules
Harry Kroto → notableConcept → buckminsterfullerene ⓘ
this entity surface form: buckminsterfullerene (C60)