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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
16
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-10-19
pubmed:abstractText
The possible isomers of a newly synthesized C(141) molecule are calculated using MNDO, AM1, PM3, B3LYP/3-21G, and B3LYP/6-31G(d) methods. The geometry optimizations showed that the isomer 8-8 has the lowest total energy in all 64 possible structures of C(141). Unlike those of C(130), C(140), etc., the C(141) 8-8 shows a new structure: two C(70) side cages open [6.6] ring junctions located at the equator (instead of cap) area to create new chemical bonds for the bridge atom. Theoretical measurements of the average length of the long and short axes of C(70) side cages in the C(141) molecule reveal that when two C(70) cages are connected with each other at the equators, their geometric shapes become more spherical compared with the pristine C(70); this leads to a reduction of the molecular polarizability. Analysis of the local and global strain indicates that the global strain of C(70) monomer in the C(141) 8-8 is greatly reduced compared to the pristine C(70). The stable C(70) derivatives that are formed with reacted C-C bonds in the equator area may put new insights into fullerene chemistry, in particular, for C(70) to react with a large molecule. The results are discussed together with the experimental data.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:status
PubMed-not-MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0192-8651
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
(c) 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
25
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2023-30
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Theoretical studies of structures and stabilities of a new odd-numbered fullerene dimer: C141.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory for Nanoscale Materials & Related Bio-Environmental Health Sciences, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100039, People's Republic of China.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article