Role of sp(3) carbon and 7-membered rings in fullerene annealing and fragmentation

Ab initio quantum-chemical calculations were used to show that fullerene annealing happens more readily than fragmentation, and that both are intimately related.

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Published inNature (London) Vol. 366; no. 6456; p. 665
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Nature Publishing Group 16.12.1993
Subjects
Fullerenes
Quantum theory
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Summary:Ab initio quantum-chemical calculations were used to show that fullerene annealing happens more readily than fragmentation, and that both are intimately related.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/366665a0