One of the attractive properties of the hollow carbon clusters, known as fullerenes, is the
possibility to use them as robust containers for other species. Although an IUPAC …

Endohedral metallofullerenes (EMFs), a new class of hybrid molecules formed by
encapsulation of metallic species inside fullerene cages, exhibit unique properties that differ …

Previous characterizations of diactinide endohedral metallofullerenes (EMFs) Th2@ C80
and U2@ C80 have shown that although the two Th3+ ions form a strong covalent bond …

Recent breakthroughs achieved in the chemical functionalization of endohedral
metallofullerenes (EMFs), especially single crystallographic X-ray characterizations of their …

The row of endohedral fullerenes is extended by a new type of sulfur-containing
clusterfullerenes: the metal sulfide (M2S) has been stabilized within a fullerene cage for the …

Fullerenes and endohedral metallofullerenes (EMFs) are exceptional compounds of
outstanding interest in many fields for their physicochemical properties, including material …

Synthesis of molecular compounds with metal–metal bonds between 4f elements is
recognized as one of the fascinating milestones in lanthanide metallochemistry. The main …

Fullerenes are carbon cages assembled from fused hexagons andpentagons that have
closed networks and conjugated π systems. The curve of the fullerene structure requires that …

Endohedral metallofullerenes (EMFs) are able to encapsulate up to four metal atoms. In
EMFs, metal atoms are positively charged because of the electron transfer from the …

Trimetallic carbide clusterfullerenes (TCCFs) encapsulating a quinary M3C2 cluster
represent a special family of endohedral fullerenes with an open-shell electronic …