title: Beyond the Butterfly: Sc2C2@C(2v)(9)-C86, an Endohedral Fullerene Containing a Planar, Twisted Sc2C2 Unit with Remarkable Crystalline Order in an Unprecedented Carbon Cage.
abstract: The synthesis, isolation, and characterization of a new endohedral fullerene, Sc2C88, is reported. Characterization by single crystal X-ray diffraction revealed that it is the carbide Sc2C2@C(2v)(9)-C86 with a planar, twisted Sc2C2 unit inside a previously unseen C(2v)(9)-C86 fullerene cage.
authors.affiliation: †Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W University Avenue, El Paso, Texas 79968, United States.
authors.forename: Chia-Hsiang
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: ‡Department of Chemistry, University of California at Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, United States.
authors.forename: Kamran B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Ghiassi
authors.affiliation: †Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W University Avenue, El Paso, Texas 79968, United States.
authors.forename: Maira R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Cerón
authors.affiliation: †Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W University Avenue, El Paso, Texas 79968, United States.
authors.forename: Miguel A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Guerrero-Ayala
authors.affiliation: †Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W University Avenue, El Paso, Texas 79968, United States.
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Echegoyen
authors.affiliation: ‡Department of Chemistry, University of California at Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, United States.
authors.forename: Marilyn M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Olmstead
authors.affiliation: ‡Department of Chemistry, University of California at Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, United States.
authors.forename: Alan L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Balch