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Buckminsterfullerene is aromatic

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SUPPORTED
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Buckminsterfullerene (C60) exhibits spherical aromaticity and electronic stabilization characteristic of aromatic systems.

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The retrieved literature consistently discusses buckminsterfullerene in the context of aromaticity, spherical aromatic character, and pi-conjugated nanocarbon stability, supporting the claim that it possesses aromatic properties.

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Spherical Aromaticity of Buckminsterfullerene
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Jun-ichi Aihara, Haruo Hosoya. Spherical Aromaticity of Buckminsterfullerene. 1988. https://doi.org/10.1246/bcsj.61.2657

Paper [0] discusses the aromatic stabilization of buckminsterfullerene, supporting its aromatic character.

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Autodesmotic reactions for general strain energy evaluation in polycyclic aromatic nanocarbons.
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Wang Y. Autodesmotic reactions for general strain energy evaluation in polycyclic aromatic nanocarbons.. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42004-025-01848-w

Paper [2] applies autodesmotic reactions to evaluate strain energy across fullerenes, linking topology, pi-energy, and strain in aromatic nanocarbons.

Global and Local Shielding/Deshielding Variation in C<sub>60</sub> and C<sub>70</sub> Fullerenes Upon Reduction: Evaluation of Aromaticity, <sup>13</sup>C-NMR and Anisotropy Patterns.
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Charistos ND, Lawrence SR, Muñoz-Castro A. Global and Local Shielding/Deshielding Variation in C<sub>60</sub> and C<sub>70</sub> Fullerenes Upon Reduction: Evaluation of Aromaticity, <sup>13</sup>C-NMR and Anisotropy Patterns.. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202404182

Paper [5] shows that under reduction, C60 exhibits a shielding cone property that accounts for significant spherical aromatic character.

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first checked01 Aug 2026
judged → SUPPORTED · 8501 Aug 2026
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