C60 (buckminsterfullerene)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/C60_(buckminsterfullerene)
GPTKB entity
Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf mole
allotrope of carbon
fullerene
gptkbp:appearance crystalline solid
gptkbp:CASNumber 99685-96-8
gptkbp:category gptkb:buckyball
supramolecular chemistry
nanostructure
carbon nanomaterial
molecular solid
spherical molecule
nanoparticle
polycyclic compound
aromatic compound
carbon cage molecule
cluster compound
molecular carbon
molecular crystal
organic semiconductor
gptkbp:chemicalFormula gptkb:C60
gptkbp:color black
gptkbp:diameter ~0.71 nm
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Richard_Smalley
gptkb:Robert_Curl
gptkb:Harold_Kroto
gptkb:Sean_O'Brien
gptkb:James_Heath
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1985
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label C60 (buckminsterfullerene)
gptkbp:IUPACName gptkb:(C60-Ih)[5,6]fullerene
gptkbp:meltingPoint ~600°C (decomposes)
gptkbp:molecularWeight 720.66 g/mol
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Buckminster_Fuller
gptkbp:NobelPrizeYear gptkb:1996_Nobel_Prize_in_Chemistry
gptkbp:number_of_hexagons 20
gptkbp:number_of_pentagons 12
gptkbp:numberOfCarbonAtoms 60
gptkbp:solubility insoluble in water
soluble in benzene
soluble in toluene
gptkbp:structure gptkb:truncated_icosahedron
gptkbp:symmetry Ih
gptkbp:uses gptkb:nanotechnology
materials science
organic photovoltaics
medicine research
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Discovery_of_fullerenes
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6