Fullerenes synthesis and structure

Vj Fig 13.5 (a) The structure of the fullerene Cgo the approximately spherical molecule is composed of fused 5- and 

6-membered rings of carbon atoms. [X-ray diffraction at 173 K of the benzene solvate Cgo CgHg, M.F. Meidine et al. (1992) J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., p. 1534.] (b) A representation of CgQ, in the same orientation as is shown in (a), but showing only the upper surface and illustrating the localized single and double carbon-carbon bonds. 

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