buckminsterfullerene
Noun
Meaning
a spheroidal fullerene; the first known example of a fullerene
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For example, a buckminsterfullerene (C 60 ) with an atom (M) would simply be represented as MC 60 regardless of whether M was inside the fullerene without chemical bonding or outside, bound to one of the carbon atoms.
Solutions of pure buckminsterfullerene have a deep purple color.
The buckyballs are fairly large molecules formed completely of carbon bonded trigonally, forming spheroids (the best-known and simplest is the soccerball-shaped C 60 buckminsterfullerene ).