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Fullerene-C60

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99.5%

Synonym(s):

Buckminsterfullerene

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C60
CAS Number:
99685-96-8
Molecular Weight:
720.64
NACRES:
NA.23
UNSPSC Code:
12352103
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
5901022
MDL number:
MFCD00151408

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SMILES string

c12c3c4c5c1c6c7c8c2c9c%10c3c%11c%12c4c%13c%14c5c%15c6c%16c7c%17c%18c8c9c%19c%20c%10c%11c%21c%22c%12c%13c%23c%24c%14c%15c%25c%16c%26c%17c%27c%18c%19c%28c%20c%21c%29c%22c%23c%30c%24c%25c%26c%31c%27c%28c%29c%30%31

InChI

1S/C60/c1-2-5-6-3(1)8-12-10-4(1)9-11-7(2)17-21-13(5)23-24-14(6)22-18(8)28-20(12)30-26-16(10)15(9)25-29-19(11)27(17)37-41-31(21)33(23)43-44-34(24)32(22)42-38(28)48-40(30)46-36(26)35(25)45-39(29)47(37)55-49(41)51(43)57-52(44)50(42)56(48)59-54(46)53(45)58(55)60(57)59

InChI key

XMWRBQBLMFGWIX-UHFFFAOYSA-N

assay

99.5%

form

crystalline powder

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mp

>280 °C (lit.)

Quality Level

100

solubility

organic solvents: soluble

orbital energy

HOMO 6.1 eV , LUMO 4.5 eV 

OLED device performance

ITO/CuPc/NPD/Alq3/C60/Mg:Ag

  • Color: green
  • Max. Luminance: 17200 Cd/m2
, ITO/NPD/Alq3/C60/LiF:Al:Ag
  • Color: green
  • Max. Luminance: 7000 Cd/m2
  • Turn-On Voltage: <5 V
, ITO/TPD/Alq3/C60/LiF/Al/Ag
  • Color: green
  • Max. Luminance: 4000 Cd/m2
  • Turn-On Voltage: <5 V

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General description

Fullerene-C60 (C60, 99.5%) belongs to the class of carbonaceous materials. It is approximately 0.7 nm in diameter. It is a hollow, icosahedrally-shaped, closed-cage structure consisting of 60 sp2 hybridized carbon atoms which can be utilized for the preparation of novel carbon nanomaterials.
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Application

C60 has a broad range of applications which include catalysis, optical materials, polymer modification, solar cells, fuel cells, lubricants, cosmetics, and biomedical applications.
It can be used for a variety of alternative energy applications, which include lithium-ion batteries, organic photovoltaic cells (OPVs), heterojunction solar cells, polymeric photodetectors, photodiodes, and photocatalysis.

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GHS07

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hcodes

H319,H335

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

Regulatory Listings

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Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Lot/Batch Number
WXBF8378V
WXBF7043V
WXBF5313V
WXBF3797V
WXBF3456V

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Double-cable polymers for fullerene based organic optoelectronic applications
Cravino A and Sariciftci NS
Journal of Materials Chemistry, 12(7), 1931-1943 (2002)
Application of nanotechnology in cosmetics.
Mu Li and Sprando RL
Pharmaceutical Research, 27(8), 1746-1749 (2010)
Guldi DM and Martin N
Fullerenes: from synthesis to optoelectronic properties, 4(2) (2013)
Distribution and biomarkers of carbon-14-labeled fullerene C60 ([14C (U)] C60) in female rats and mice for up to 30 days after intravenous exposure
Sumner SJ, et al.
Journal of Applied Toxicology (2015)
Effect of Filler Geometry on Interfacial Friction Damping in Polymer Nanocomposites
Suhr J, et al.
Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 1684-1687 (2007)
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