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DOI: 10.1039/C39900001423 (Paper) Reference Section for: J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 1990, 1423-1425

Isolation, separation and characterisation of the fullerenes C60 and C70: the third form of carbon

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Roger Taylor, Jonathan P. Hare, Ala'a K. Abdul-Sada and Harold W. Kroto

Abstract

Pure samples of the species C60(Buckminsterfullerene) and C70(fullerene-70) have been prepared, and their structures characterised by their mass and 13C NMR spectra; the results indicate the existence of a family of stable fullerenes, thus confirming that carbon possesses a third form in addition to diamond and graphite.

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