fullerene

Also known as fullerenes, spherenes, spherene

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A fullerene is a molecule made entirely of carbon atoms arranged in a closed, cage-like structure, with C60 (buckminsterfullerene) being the most famous example. Scientists study fullerenes because their unique carbon structures have potential applications in materials and nanotechnology.

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Research

31,584 papers

Fullerene-based delivery systems.ReviewDrug discovery today · 2019Kazemzadeh H, Mozafari MDOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2019.01.013
Fullerene Derivatives for Tumor Treatment: Mechanisms and Application.ReviewInternational journal of nanomedicine · 2024Hou W, Shen L, Zhu Y et al.DOI: 10.2147/IJN.S476601
[Development of Bio-active Fullerene Derivatives Suitable for Drug].ReviewYakugaku zasshi : Journal of the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan · 2022Mashino TDOI: 10.1248/yakushi.21-00188
Fullerene-biomolecule conjugates and their biomedicinal applications.ReviewInternational journal of nanomedicine · 2014Yang X, Ebrahimi A, Li J et al.DOI: 10.2147/IJN.S52829
Fullerene nanoparticle in dermatological and cosmetic applications.ReviewNanomedicine : nanotechnology, biology, and medicine · 2017Mousavi SZ, Nafisi S, Maibach HIDOI: 10.1016/j.nano.2016.10.002
Fullerene derivatives: an attractive tool for biological applications.ReviewEuropean journal of medicinal chemistry · 2003Bosi S, Da Ros T, Spalluto G et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2003.09.005
Supramolecular Ensembles Formed via Calix[5]arene-Fullerene Host-Guest Interactions.ReviewChemistry, an Asian journal · 2022Hirao T, Haino TDOI: 10.1002/asia.202200344
Chemistry of fullerene epoxides: synthesis, structure, and nucleophilic substitution-addition reactivity.ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2012Tajima Y, Takeshi K, Shigemitsu Y et al.DOI: 10.3390/molecules17066395

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Encyclopedic overview

39 sections

Contents

Definition
History
Predictions and limited observations
Discovery of {{chem|C|60}}
Further developments
Types
Buckyballs
Buckminsterfullerene
Other fullerenes
Carbon nanotubes
Derivatives
Heterofullerenes and non-carbon fullerenes
Boron
Other elements
Main fullerenes
Properties
Topology
Bonding
Encapsulation
Research
Aromaticity
Reactions
Polymerization
Chemistry
Solubility
Quantum mechanics
Superconductivity
Chirality
Stability
Systematic naming
Production
Applications
Biomedical
Solar Cells
Safety and toxicity
Popular culture
See also
References
External links

A fullerene is an allotrope of carbon whose molecules consist of carbon atoms connected by single and double bonds so as to form a closed or partially closed mesh, with fused rings of five to six atoms. The molecules may have hollow sphere- and ellipsoid-like forms, tubes, or other shapes.

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