endohedral
Speech parts
1. endohedral - Noun
2. endohedral - Adjective
Meaning
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endohedral (not comparable)
(chemistry) Describing a fullerene (or similar molecule) that has additional atoms, ions, or clusters enclosed within their inner spheres
endohedral (plural endohedrals)
(chemistry) Such a compound
Examples
Later experiments confirmed their proposed structure, and the team moved on to synthesize endohedral fullerenes that had a metal atom inside the hollow carbon shell.
So-called endohedral fullerenes have ions or small molecules incorporated inside the cage atoms.
The C 72 structure is also in this class, but the endohedral version with a trapped lanthanide -group atom is soluble due to the interaction of the metal atom and the electronic states of the fullerene.
The endohedral fullerene molecules formed are stable at high temperatures.
These endohedral fullerenes are usually synthesized by doping in the metal atoms in an arc reactor or by laser evaporation.