buckminsterfullerene

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf mole
allotrope of carbon
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:C60
gptkb:buckyball
gptkbp:appearance dark solid
gptkbp:band sp2 hybridized carbon atoms
gptkbp:CASNumber 99685-96-8
gptkbp:category gptkb:chemical_compound
gptkb:nanotechnology
gptkb:C60_molecule
gptkb:buckyball
supramolecular chemistry
fullerene
molecular solid
spherical molecule
aromatic compound
fullerene family
molecular carbon
carbon allotrope
carbon cluster
carbon nanostructure
polycyclic molecule
zero-dimensional nanomaterial
gptkbp:chemicalFormula gptkb:C60
gptkbp:color black
gptkbp:contains hexagons
pentagons
gptkbp:crystalSystem face-centered cubic
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Richard_Smalley
gptkb:Robert_Curl
gptkb:Harry_Kroto
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1985
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label buckminsterfullerene
gptkbp:meltingPoint ~600°C (decomposes)
gptkbp:molecularWeight 720.66 g/mol
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Buckminster_Fuller
gptkbp:nobelPrizeRelated gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Chemistry_1996
gptkbp:numberOfCarbonAtoms 60
gptkbp:shape gptkb:truncated_icosahedron
gptkbp:solubility soluble in benzene
soluble in toluene
gptkbp:structureType spherical
gptkbp:uses gptkb:medicine
gptkb:nanotechnology
electronics
materials science
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:fullerenes
gptkb:fullerene
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6