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  Home > JCE Print > Journal of Chemical Education > Issues > 2008  > March  >
Research: Science and Education
Constructing Ih Symmetrical Fullerenes from Pentagons
Li-Hua Gan
College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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March 2008
Vol. 85 No. 3
p. 444
Abstract
Twelve pentagons are sufficient and necessary to form a fullerene cage. According to this structural feature of fullerenes, we propose a simple and efficient method for the construction of Ih symmetrical fullerenes from pentagons. This method does not require complicated mathematical knowledge; yet it provides an excellent paradigm for students to learn the construction of molecular structures manually and develop their spatial visualization.
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Interactive Jmol images of the geometrical structures of Ih fullerenes
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Citation
Gan, Li-Hua. J. Chem. Educ. 2008, 85, 444.
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Keywords
Carbon; Computational Chemistry; Computer-Based Learning; Group Theory / Symmetry; Hands-On Learning / Manipulatives; Molecular Properties / Structure; Physical Chemistry; Upper-Division Undergraduate
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2/4/2008
2/8/2008
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