Abstract
Application of the Krätschmer-Huffman method to a lanthana-graphite mixture yields an extractable molecule of formula La2C80, in addition to the recently reported LaC82. Its solubility properties suggest that it is similar to the well-characterized higher fullerenes C76, C78, and C84, and its estimated yield, based on laser-desorption mass spectra of (±)-charged molecules, is comparable to these. The finding of a series of particularly extractable molecules (LanC84-2n, n = 0, 1, 2) could indicate either a special type of structure or an isoelectronic series. We are attempting to isolate this molecule by chromatography.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 10561-10563 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of physical chemistry |
| Volume | 95 |
| Issue number | 26 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1991 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Engineering
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry