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C64Cl8: A Strain-Relief Pattern to Stabilize Fullerenes Containing Triple Directly Fused Pentagons

  1. Gui-Juan Shan,
  2. Yuan-Zhi Tan,
  3. Ting Zhou,
  4. Xian-Mei Zou,
  5. Bo-Wei Li,
  6. Cong Xue,
  7. Chen-Xu Chu,
  8. Prof. Su-Yuan Xie*,
  9. Prof. Rong-Bin Huang,
  10. Prof. Lan-Sun Zhen

Article first published online: 25 JUN 2012

DOI: 10.1002/asia.201200376

Issue

Chemistry – An Asian Journal

Chemistry – An Asian Journal

Volume 7, Issue 9, pages 2036–2039, September 2012

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How to Cite

Shan, G.-J., Tan, Y.-Z., Zhou, T., Zou, X.-M., Li, B.-W., Xue, C., Chu, C.-X., Xie, S.-Y., Huang, R.-B. and Zhen, L.-S. (2012), C64Cl8: A Strain-Relief Pattern to Stabilize Fullerenes Containing Triple Directly Fused Pentagons. Chem. Asian J., 7: 2036–2039. doi: 10.1002/asia.201200376

Author Information

  1. State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, 422-Si-Ming Road, Xiamen 361005 (China), Fax: (+86) 592-2183047

*State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, 422-Si-Ming Road, Xiamen 361005 (China), Fax: (+86) 592-2183047

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 22 AUG 2012
  2. Article first published online: 25 JUN 2012
  3. Manuscript Received: 25 APR 2012

Funded by

  • National Basic Research 973 Program of China. Grant Number: 2011CB935901
  • National Nature Science Foundation of China. Grant Numbers: 21031004, 21021061
  • NFFTBS. Grant Number: J1030415

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Keywords:

  • aromaticity;
  • chlorine;
  • fullerenes;
  • isolated pentagon rule
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Chlorinate me! An incomplete chlorination pattern in C64Cl8 with an sp2-hybridized carbon atom remaining at the pentagon fusion represents a new model for exohedral stabilization of fullerenes containing triple directly fused pentagons.

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