C60
720.6 g/mol
Electronic ChemicalWarning
Fullerene
CAS99685-96-8
Category
Electronic Chemical
Compound Class
Other
Primary Use
conductor in energy storage cells
Fullerene is a molecule composed entirely of carbon, typically arranged in pentagonal and hexagonal rings, forming a hollow sphere. It is an allotrope of carbon, with the most common form being buckminsterfullerene (C60).
conductor in energy storage cells
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Customs Tariff Classification
The international HS code for Fullerene (CAS 99685-96-8) is 2803.00.
HS code (international, 6-digit)
2803.00
EU CN code (8-digit)
2803 00 00
Classification per the EU customs inventory ECICS (2026-07 snapshot, HS 2022). National tariff lines and product form can affect the final classification.
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
(C60-Ih)[5,6]fullerene
InChIKey
XMWRBQBLMFGWIX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
C12=C3C4=C5C6=C1C7=C8C9=C1C%10=C%11C(=C29)C3=C2C3=C4C4=C5C5=C9C6=C7C6=C7C8=C1C1=C8C%10=C%10C%11=C2C2=C3C3=C4C4=C5C5=C%11C%12=C(C6=C95)C7=C1C1=C%12C5=C%11C4=C3C3=C5C(=C81)C%10=C23
Synonyms (41)
- C60
- (C60-Ih)[5,6]fullerene
- Buckminsterfulleren
- Buckminsterfullerene
- Buckminsterfullerene C60
- Buckminsterfullerenes
- Buckyball
- Buckyballs
- C60 Compound
- C60 Fullerene
- Carbon C60
- FOOTBALLENE (C60)
- FULLERENE C60 CLUSTER
- Footballene
- Fullerene
- Fullerene 60
- Fullerene C60
- Fullerene C60 (pure)
- Fullerene powder, sublimed
- Fullerene-C??
- Fullerenes
- ICOSAHEDRAL C60
- [5,6]fullerene-C60-Ih
- [60-Ih]fullerene
- [60]fullerene
- buckminsterfulereno
- soccerballene
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