Exohedral fullerene explained

Exohedral fullerenes, also called exofullerenes, are fullerenes that have additional atoms, ions, or clusters attached their outer spheres, such as C₅₀Cl₁₀ ^[1] and C₆₀H₈.^[2] or fullerene ligands.

See also

• Fullerene ligands
• Endohedral fullerene

Notes and References

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2. Weng . Q. H. . He . Q. . Liu . T. . Huang . H. Y. . Chen . J. H. . Gao . Z. Y. . Xie . S. Y. . Lu . X. . Huang . R. B. . 10.1021/ja108316e . Zheng . L. S. . Simple Combustion Production and Characterization of Octahydro[60]fullerene with a Non-IPR C₆₀ Cage . Journal of the American Chemical Society . 132 . 43 . 15093–15095 . 2010 . 20931962.