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ISOMERIZATIONS OF THE FULLERENES

Abstract:: The Stone-Wales (pyracylene) rearrangement is a hypothetical mechanism for interconversion of fullerene isomers, accounting for mobility of the pentagons on the surfaces of these clusters. Two versions of the transformation, involving patches of 4 and 12 rings, respectively, can be defined. Energetic and group-theoretical aspects of the transformation are discussed, symmetry-based selection rules devised and complete isomerisation maps presented for small fullerenes (C20 to C40) and isolated-pentagon isomers (C78 to C88). Fullerenes that self-racemise under this transformation include D2 C28. Limitations on the usefulness of this mechanism as a means of rationalising experimental isomer distributions are briefly discussed. © 1992.

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Fowler, P., Manolopoulos, D., & Ryan, R. (1992). ISOMERIZATIONS OF THE FULLERENES. CARBON, 30(8), 1235–1250.

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Fowler, P, et al. “ISOMERIZATIONS OF THE FULLERENES.” CARBON, vol. 30, no. 8, 1992, pp. 1235–50.

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Fowler, P, D Manolopoulos, and R Ryan. 1992. “ISOMERIZATIONS OF THE FULLERENES.” CARBON 30 (8): 1235–50.
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Publisher copy:: 10.1016/0008-6223(92)90065-5

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+ Fowler, P More by this author

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+ Manolopoulos, D More by this author

Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: MPLS
Department:: Chemistry
Sub department:: Physical & Theoretical Chem
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+ Ryan, R More by this author

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Journal:: CARBON More from this journal
Volume:: 30
Issue:: 8
Pages:: 1235-1250
Publication date:: 1992-01-01
DOI:: 10.1016/0008-6223(92)90065-5
ISSN:: 0008-6223

Keywords:: SYMMETRY

FULLERENE

CHIRALITY

ISOMERIZATION

CARBON
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Copyright date:: 1992

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