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MOLECULE C60 [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-08-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- (C60-Ih)[5,6]fullerene
1, record 1, English, %28C60%2DIh%29%5B5%2C6%5Dfullerene
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- ballene 2, record 1, English, ballene
correct
- buckminsterfullerene 3, record 1, English, buckminsterfullerene
correct
- Buckminsterfullerene 4, record 1, English, Buckminsterfullerene
correct
- Buckminster Fullerene 5, record 1, English, Buckminster%20Fullerene
correct
- bucky ball 6, record 1, English, bucky%20ball
correct
- bucky-ball 7, record 1, English, bucky%2Dball
correct
- C60 8, record 1, English, C60
correct
- C60 molecule 1, record 1, English, C60%20molecule
correct
- footballene 9, record 1, English, footballene
correct
- [60-Ih]fullerene 1, record 1, English, %5B60%2DIh%5Dfullerene
correct, see observation
- [60]fullerene 10, record 1, English, %5B60%5Dfullerene
correct
- soccerene 11, record 1, English, soccerene
correct
- spherene 2, record 1, English, spherene
correct
- bucky 12, record 1, English, bucky
correct
- buckyball 13, record 1, English, buckyball
correct
- carbosoccer 2, record 1, English, carbosoccer
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A carbon molecule shaped as a geodesic dome or a soccer ball created by the American engineer R. Buckminster Fuller (Bucky). [Library of Science Catalog, number 188, October 1996, p. 8]. 14, record 1, English, - %28C60%2DIh%29%5B5%2C6%5Dfullerene
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Recently a large number of new carbon structures with exciting properties were discovered. The famous bucky-balls consist of 60 carbon atoms bonded together to form a hollow sphere. These C60 structures look like tiny geodesic domes of the type made by the architect Buckminster-Fuller (hence the common name bucky-ball). 15, record 1, English, - %28C60%2DIh%29%5B5%2C6%5Dfullerene
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(C60-Ih)[5,6]fullerene: The number "60" and the letter "h" are subscripted; form recommended by the IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry) for the systematic name. 1, record 1, English, - %28C60%2DIh%29%5B5%2C6%5Dfullerene
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Each specific fullerene is systematically named by adding before the term "fullerene" a descriptor denoting, in parentheses, the number of carbon atoms and the symmetry of the molecule, and, in brackets, the ring sizes in the fullerene, e.g. (C60-Ih)[5,6]fullerene. The name [60-Ih]fullerene is a semisystematic name. 16, record 1, English, - %28C60%2DIh%29%5B5%2C6%5Dfullerene
Record 1, Key term(s)
- bucky-ball
- buckeyball
- buckey-ball
- buckminsterfullerine
- footballene C60
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Éléments et composés chimiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- (C60-Ih)[5,6]fullerène
1, record 1, French, %28C60%2DIh%29%5B5%2C6%5Dfuller%C3%A8ne
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- ballène 1, record 1, French, ball%C3%A8ne
correct, masculine noun
- buckminsterfullerène 2, record 1, French, buckminsterfuller%C3%A8ne
correct, masculine noun
- buckminsterfullerene 3, record 1, French, buckminsterfullerene
avoid, masculine noun
- buckminsterfullérène 4, record 1, French, buckminsterfull%C3%A9r%C3%A8ne
avoid, masculine noun
- boule bucky 5, record 1, French, boule%20bucky
avoid, masculine noun
- bucky-ball 6, record 1, French, bucky%2Dball
avoid, masculine noun
- C60 7, record 1, French, C60
correct, masculine noun
- molécule C60 8, record 1, French, mol%C3%A9cule%20C60
correct, feminine noun
- footballène 7, record 1, French, football%C3%A8ne
correct, masculine noun
- [60-Ih]fullerène 1, record 1, French, %5B60%2DIh%5Dfuller%C3%A8ne
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- [60]fullerè ne 9, record 1, French, %5B60%5Dfuller%C3%A8%20ne
correct, masculine noun
- soccerène 1, record 1, French, soccer%C3%A8ne
correct, masculine noun
- sphérène 1, record 1, French, sph%C3%A9r%C3%A8ne
correct, masculine noun
- footballene 6, record 1, French, footballene
avoid, masculine noun
- fuller ene 10, record 1, French, fuller%20ene
avoid, masculine noun
- fullérène 11, record 1, French, full%C3%A9r%C3%A8ne
avoid, masculine noun
- molécule ballon de football 12, record 1, French, mol%C3%A9cule%20ballon%20de%20football
avoid, masculine noun
- molécule de buckminsterfullerene 13, record 1, French, mol%C3%A9cule%20de%20buckminsterfullerene
avoid, masculine noun
- soccerene 6, record 1, French, soccerene
avoid, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Molécule composée de 60 atomes de carbone et ayant la forme d'un ballon de soccer, isocaèdre tronqué à 60 sommets, 32 faces, 112 pentagones, 20 hexagones. 14, record 1, French, - %28C60%2DIh%29%5B5%2C6%5Dfuller%C3%A8ne
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Molécule en forme de cage convexe aux faces uniquement hexagonales ou pentagonales. 15, record 1, French, - %28C60%2DIh%29%5B5%2C6%5Dfuller%C3%A8ne
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La [molécule] dernière-née ressemble à s'y méprendre à un ballon de football. Ou encore aux coupoles géodésiques créées par l'ingénieur américain Buckminster Fuller, d'où le nom qui lui a été donné : le «buckminsterfullerène». 16, record 1, French, - %28C60%2DIh%29%5B5%2C6%5Dfuller%C3%A8ne
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
(C60-Ih)[5,6]fullerène : Le chiffre «60» et la lettre «h» s'écrivent en indice; forme recommandée par l'UICPA (Union internationale de chimie pure et appliquée) pour le nom systématique. 1, record 1, French, - %28C60%2DIh%29%5B5%2C6%5Dfuller%C3%A8ne
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Chaque molécule de fullerène est nommée systématiquement en ajoutant devant le terme fullerène un descripteur indiquant, entre parenthèses, le nombre d'atomes de carbone et le groupe de symétrie ponctuelle et, entre crochets, la grandeur des anneaux composant le fullerène, par exemple (C60-Ih)[5,6]fullerène. Le nom [60-Ih]fullerène est un nom semi-systématique. 17, record 1, French, - %28C60%2DIh%29%5B5%2C6%5Dfuller%C3%A8ne
Record 1, Key term(s)
- fullerène de Buckminster
- fullerène C60
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Elementos y compuestos químicos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- fullereno C[60]
1, record 1, Spanish, fullereno%20C%5B60%5D
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- buckminsterfullereno 2, record 1, Spanish, buckminsterfullereno
correct, masculine noun
- futboleno 3, record 1, Spanish, futboleno
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[…] molécula que consta de 60 átomos de carbono los cuales forman 12 pentágonos y 20 hexágonos […] la forma es la misma que la de una pelota de fútbol […] 4, record 1, Spanish, - fullereno%20C%5B60%5D
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