Chemical Nomenclature and Structure
Representation Division
Numbering of Fullerenes
Prepared for publication by F. Cozzi, W. H.
Powell, and C. Thilgen
Rules for numbering (C60-Ih)[5,6]fullerene
and (C70-D5h(6))[5,6]fullerene were codified
in a publication Nomenclature for the (C60-Ih)[5,6]
and (C70-D5h(6))[5,6]fullerenes published
in Pure
Appl. Chem. 74(4),
629-695, 2002.
The current publication contains recommendations for numbering a wide
variety of fullerenes of different sizes, and of various point group
symmetries, including low symmetries such as Cs, Ci,
and Cl, as well as many fullerenes that have been
isolated and structurally well characterized. These recommendations
are based on the principles established in the earlier publication,
and aim to identify well-defined, and preferably contiguous helical
pathway for numbering. Rules for systematically completing the numbering
of fullerene structures the numbering of which becomes discontinuous
are presented.
> Download full text of the Provisional Recommendations (3 pdf files:
part 1 (pp1-35), 1.81MB; part
2 (pp 36-66), 1.32MB, and part 3
(pp 67-98), 988KB)
Comments by 31 August 2004
To Dr. Warren H. Powell
1436 Havencrest Court
Columbus, Ohio 43220-3841, USA
Tel.: +1-614-451-1830
E-mail: [email protected]
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