Stable derivatives of small fullerenes
โ Scribed by Harold W. Kroto; David R.M. Walton
- Book ID
- 103033047
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 374 KB
- Volume
- 214
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0009-2614
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โฆ Synopsis
Recent developments in experiment and theory have enhanced our understanding of fullerene stability and reactivity to the point where predictions may be made concerning the probable existence of specific fullerenes and their derivatives. One approach, considered here for small fullerenes (C., n < 10) -which cannot have isomers in which all pentagons are isolated -invokes the concepts of localised surface stability domains and angle strain release.
๐ SIMILAR VOLUMES
The production and isolation of small fullerenes and of their stable compounds and the knowledge of their chemistry should pave the way to the syntesis of novel carbon-based cluster-assembled materials like carbon clathrates, hollow diamonds and diamond-like thin films. In this quest, the knowledge