• Buckyball / Fullerene Synonyms:  

buckminsterfullerene, metalofullerenes, carbon soot, buckyball clusters, fullerene, buckytubes, boron buckyball, fullerite (solid state), ultrahard fullerite, cylindrical fullerenes, 

• Buckyball / Fullerene Designations:  

Chemical Name: Carbon

Chemical Formula: C60, C70

• Buckyball / Fullerene Description:  

1) Discovered in 1985 by Messrs. R. Smalley, R. Curl and H. Kroto. Another group of chemists in Germany had produced pure fullerenes in 1980. Large clusters or aggregates of carbon molecules that are spherical or roughly spherical in shape. A carbon atom sits at each vertex of a buckyball, bonding with three of its neighbors.

2) Fullerenes are transparent over a wide spectral range extending from the mid-infrared throughout the visible. They possess a high thermal and oxidative stability compared to many other organic materials. Extremely resilient and relatively impervious to damage. They do not react with corrosive compounds and are capable of absorbing and releasing electrons without being harmed or change.

• Buckyball / Fullerene Typical Chemical Properties Available:  

98.0+% to 99.9+%

• Buckyball / Fullerene Physical Properties Available:  

Nanometer-sized agglomerated clusters

• Buckyball / Fullerene Approximate Physical Constants: 

• Buckyball / Fullerene Developing Applications:  

Artificial diamonds
Antibacterial material
Battery chemicals
Battery components
Catalysts
Cosmetics
Diamond film nucleation
Dyes
Electrodes
Electronics coatings
Fuel cells
Industrial diamond abrasives
Lubricant additive
Medical antioxidants
Optical limiters
Pharmaceuticals
Photorefractive polymers
Photovoltaic polymers
Pigments
Plastic and polymer additives
Plastic transistors
Rubber additives
Semiconductor processing
Sensors
SiC films
Specialty carbon black
Superconductors

• Boron Buckyball Description:

A new type of buckyball utilizing boron atoms instead of the usual carbon has been predicted and described by researchers at Rice University. The B-80 structure, with each atom forming 5 or 6 bonds, is predicted to be more stable than the C-60 buckyball. One reason for this given by the researchers is that the B-80 is actually more like the original geodesic dome structure popularized by Buckminster Fuller which utilizes triangles rather than hexagons. However, this work has been subject to much criticism by quantum chemists as it was concluded that the predicted Ih symmetric structure was vibrationally unstable and the resulting cage undergoes a spontaneous symmetry break yielding a puckered cage with rare Th symmetry (symmetry of a volleyba. The number of six atom rings in this molecule is 20 and number of five member rings is 12. There is an additional atom in the center of each six member ring, bonded to each atom surrounding it. Approximate News Date: 16 APR 2011. Source: Wikipedia 

• Buckyball / Fullerene Packaging:  

Jars, pails & drums

• Buckyball / Fullerene TSCA (SARA Title III) Status:  

Listed. For further information please call the E.P.A. at +1.202.554.1404

• Buckyball / Fullerene Safety Notice:

a) Before using fullerenes and/or buckyballs, the user shall determine the suitability of the product for its intended use, and user assumes all risk and liability whatsoever in connection therewith.

b) Please visit and read this excellent "Approaches To Safe Nanotechnology" document from the CDC & NIOSH.

c) With the publication of the "Approaches to Safe Nanotechnology" document, NIOSH hopes to: raise awareness of the occupational safety and health issues involved with nanotechnology; make recommendations on occupational safety and health best practices in the production and use of nanomaterials; facilitate dialogue between NIOSH and its external partners in industry, labor and academia; respond to requests for authoritative safety and health guidelines; and, identify information gaps and areas for future study and research.
 
d) You can contact the Center For Disease Control (CDC) at +1–800–232–4636 or by email at: < This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it >

• Buckyball / Fullerene CAS Numbers:  

a) CAS#115383-22-7

b) CAS# 7782-42-5

• Buckyball / Fullerene UN Number:  

1325