Spherical Cluster Comprising a Four- and Six-Membered-Ring Motif

摘要

The synthesis,structures,and properties of giant spherical molecules make up a challenging field in contemporary chemistry,which unifies all fields of organic/supramolecular,inorganic,and coordination chemistry as well as organome-tallic chemistry.The seminal discovery of buckminsterfuller-ene C_(60),not only established a new carbon allotrope but also unveiled a novel mode of icosahedral symmetry in three-dimensional carbon-based molecules.