buckminsterfullerene (C60)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/buckminsterfullerene_(C60)
GPTKB entity
Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf mole
allotrope of carbon
gptkbp:affiliatedWith fullerene
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:C60
gptkb:buckyball
gptkbp:CASNumber 99685-96-8
gptkbp:category carbon nanomaterial
molecular solid
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
spherical molecule
gptkbp:chemicalFormula gptkb:C60
gptkbp:color black
gptkbp:contains hexagons
pentagons
gptkbp:crystalSystem face-centered cubic
gptkbp:density 1.65 g/cm³
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Richard_Smalley
gptkb:Robert_Curl
gptkb:Harry_Kroto
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1985
gptkbp:faced 32
gptkbp:foundIn interstellar space
soot
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label buckminsterfullerene (C60)
gptkbp:meltingPoint ~600°C (sublimes)
gptkbp:molecularWeight 720.66 g/mol
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Buckminster_Fuller
gptkbp:nobelPrizeRelated gptkb:1996_Nobel_Prize_in_Chemistry
gptkbp:numberOfCarbonAtoms 60
gptkbp:numberOfSides 90
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:jewelry
graphene
graphite
fullerene
gptkbp:shape gptkb:truncated_icosahedron
gptkbp:solubility soluble in benzene
soluble in toluene
gptkbp:spectroscopy distinct UV-visible absorption
gptkbp:stateAtRoomTemperature gptkb:stone
gptkbp:symmetry Ih
gptkbp:type can be functionalized
can be hydrogenated
can form endohedral complexes
gptkbp:uses gptkb:medicine
gptkb:nanotechnology
electronics
materials science
gptkbp:vertices 60
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Robert_Curl
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5