Fulleranes The Hydrogenated Fullerenes
Fulleranes are a special class of carbon molecules derived from fullerenes whose double bonds are partially or at least theoretically fully saturated by hydrogen. The hydrogenation changes the chemical properties of fullerenes which can become suscep
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CARBON MATERIALS: CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS A comprehensive book series which encompasses the complete coverage of carbon materials and carbon-rich molecules from elemental carbon dust in the interstellar medium, to the most specialized industrial applications of elemental carbon and its derivatives. A great emphasis is placed on the most advanced and promising applications ranging from electronics to medicinal chemistry. The aim is to offer the reader a book series which not only consists of self-sufficient reference works, but one which stimulates further research and enthusiasm. Series Editors Dr. Professor Franco Cataldo Director of Actinium Chemical Research Institute Via Casilina 1626/A 00133 Rome Italy
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Fulleranes The Hydrogenated Fullerenes With a foreword by Sir Harry Kroto, Nobel Laureate
Editors Dr. Franco Cataldo Actinium Chemical Research Institute Rome Italy [email protected]
Dr. Susana Iglesias-Groth Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias Tenerife Spain [email protected]
ISSN 1875-0745 eISSN 1875-0737 ISBN 978-1-4020-9886-4 e-ISBN 978-1-4020-9887-1 DOI 10.1007/978-1-4020-9887-1 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2010925498 © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2010 No part of this work may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, microfilming, recording or otherwise, without written permission from the Publisher, with the exception of any material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Foreword
The discovery of the Fullerenes (Kroto et al. 1985) is an iconic example of the unpredictable way fundamental science often leads to the ground-breaking advances that open up totally unexpected, new and disparate fields of scientific study. For instance no-one predicted that a simple suggestion, to simulate the reactions in the atmospheres old red giant stars by applying the brilliant technology devised by Rick Smalley and co-workers to study refractory clusters (Dietz et al. 1981), would uncover a totally new and novel field of organic chemistry. Furthermore, the discovery of the Fullerenes led to the discovery (Ijima 1991) or actually the re-discovery (Oberlin et al. 1976), of their elongated cousi
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