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A Spherical Molecule with a Carbon‐Free I h ‐C 80 Topological Framework
Author(s) -
Scheer Manfred,
Schindler Andrea,
Gröger Christian,
Virovets Alexander V.,
Peresypkina Eugenia V.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200900342
Subject(s) - icosahedral symmetry , supermolecule , fullerene , molecule , topology (electrical circuits) , crystallography , physics , chemistry , materials science , combinatorics , quantum mechanics , mathematics
The complete encapsulation of ortho ‐carborane by a fullerene‐like building‐block system consisting of pentaphosphaferrocene and Cu I Cl leads to the formation of the spherical supermolecule C 2 B 10 H 12 §[{Cp*Fe(η 5 ‐P 5 )} 12 (CuCl) 20 ]. This product of template‐controlled aggregation represents the first example of a carbon‐free C 80 analogue possessing icosahedral symmetry.
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