title: Systematic inflation of buckminsterfillerene c60: synthesis of diphenyl fulleroids c61 to c66.
abstract: The synthesis of a new family of spheroidal carbon molecules derived from the fullerenes is described. The fulleroids are produced by incremental addition of a divalent carbon equivalent that has two phenyl (Ph) rings to fullerene C(60). The fulleroids Ph(2)C(61), Ph(4)C(62), Ph(6)C(63), Ph(8)C(64), Ph(10)C(65), and Ph(12)C(66) have been prepared and characterized.
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authors.lastname: Suzuki
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authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: K C
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authors.lastname: Khemani
authors.forename: F
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authors.lastname: Wudl
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authors.lastname: Almarsson