A NEW CHIRAL ALLOTROPE C80

A NEW CHIRAL ALLOTROPE C₈₀

Zhan Keming

Nuclear Science and Techniques

pp.250-251

Published in print 01 Nov 1994

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The theoretical prophecy is given on a new chiral allotrope of Fullerene-C₈₀. C₈₀ molecuule should have 3 C₂ symmetric axes, which should be vertical each other. C₈₀ should have two chiral allotropes. ¹³C-NMR spectra of C₈₀ should consist of 20 lines of equal intensity.

C80FullereneChiral allotrope

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