Buckminsterfullerene

Buckminsterfullerene

Definition: A fullerene with the chemical formula (C₆₀).

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• Fullerene
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• The Naming of Buckminsterfullerene

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Buckyminsterfullerene was the first type fullerene to be discovered. The novel phase of carbon was named after the engineer and architect Richard Buckminster Fuller (1895-1985) as the molecules share the architecture of his geodesic domes. Alias: Buckyball

"Buckminsterfullerene: A sphere of 60 carbon atoms. Long considered a curiosity, buckminsterfullerenes are showing potential as drug delivery systems. One form of fullerene." CMP-Cientifica

Reference:

H. W. Kroto, J. R. Heath, S. C. O'Brien, R. F. Curl and R. E. Smalley "C(₆₀) Buckminsterfullerene" (1985) Nature, 318, 6042, 14-20.

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