C-60 - AN ABIOTIC TERPENOID

Authors
VANCIK H BABIC D TRINAJSTIC N
Citation
H. Vancik et al., C-60 - AN ABIOTIC TERPENOID, Fullerene science and technology, 3(3), 1995, pp. 305-312
Citations number
29
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Physical","Physics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical","Material Science
Journal title
Fullerene science and technology → ACNP
ISSN journal
1064122X
Volume
3
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
305 - 312
Database
ISI
SICI code
1064-122X(1995)3:3<305:C-AAT>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
It is proposed that the formation of the C-60 cage, named buckminsterf ullerene, proceeds via the modified isoprene mechanism. Hence, it is p ostulated that this molecule is an abiotic terpenoid. Similar mechanis m is also proposed for the formation of the C59N cage. Since the therm odynamic stabilities of C-60 and C59N cages are comparable, the reason why the latter cage is not yet observed in the laboratory conditions is probably related to its greater kinetic instability than that of bu ckminsterfullerene.