C60 (Buckminsterfullerene)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/C60_(Buckminsterfullerene)

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	mole allotrope of carbon
gptkbp:appearance	crystalline solid
gptkbp:band	sp2 hybridized carbon atoms
gptkbp:CASNumber	99685-96-8
gptkbp:category	gptkb:nanotechnology fullerene carbon molecule
gptkbp:chemicalFormula	gptkb:C60
gptkbp:color	black (solid)
gptkbp:crystalSystem	face-centered cubic
gptkbp:discoveredBy	gptkb:Richard_Smalley gptkb:Robert_Curl gptkb:Harold_Kroto gptkb:Sean_O'Brien gptkb:James_Heath
gptkbp:discoveredIn	1985
gptkbp:electricalConductivity	gptkb:microprocessor
gptkbp:firstSynthesized	gptkb:Rice_University
gptkbp:foundIn	interstellar space soot
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	C60 (Buckminsterfullerene)
gptkbp:IUPACName	gptkb:Buckminsterfullerene
gptkbp:magneticProperties	diamagnetic
gptkbp:meltingPoint	~600 K
gptkbp:molecularShape	gptkb:truncated_icosahedron
gptkbp:molecularWeight	720.66 g/mol
gptkbp:namedAfter	gptkb:Buckminster_Fuller
gptkbp:NobelPrizeYear	gptkb:1996_Nobel_Prize_in_Chemistry
gptkbp:numberOfCarbonAtoms	60
gptkbp:numberOfHexagons	20
gptkbp:numberOfPentagons	12
gptkbp:otherName	gptkb:fullerene-C60 gptkb:buckyball
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:C70_(fullerene) gptkb:jewelry graphene graphite carbon nanotubes
gptkbp:solubility	insoluble in water soluble in benzene soluble in toluene
gptkbp:spectroscopy	distinct UV-visible absorption spectrum
gptkbp:symmetry	Ih
gptkbp:thermalStability	stable up to 600°C in vacuum
gptkbp:uses	lubricants organic photovoltaics superconductors drug delivery research
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Richard_Errett_Smalley gptkb:Harold_Kroto
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5