• Title of article

    Chemical bonding in the boron buckyball

  • Author/Authors

    Ceulemans، نويسنده , , Arnout and Muya، نويسنده , , Jules Tshishimbi and Gopakumar، نويسنده , , G. and Nguyen، نويسنده , , Minh Tho، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2008
  • Pages
    3
  • From page
    226
  • To page
    228
  • Abstract
    A symmetry analysis of the valence shell in the boron buckyball B80 shows a perfect match with the symmetry of the valence shell in C60. The cap atoms participate in the bonding by 30 orbitals which transform as the σ-bonds along the 6–6 edges. Far reaching consequences for chemical and physical properties of B80, which until now only exists in silico, are expected.
  • Journal title
    Chemical Physics Letters
  • Serial Year
    2008
  • Journal title
    Chemical Physics Letters
  • Record number

    1924700