The History of Chemistry

110: Rattle My Cage

March 03, 2024 Steve Cohen Episode 110
The History of Chemistry
110: Rattle My Cage
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Show Notes

After chemists discovered the soccer-ball molecule, buckminsterfullerene, and its siblings--could they do chemistry with it? We explore putting atoms and small molecules inside the ball. Then we discuss attaching atoms and molecules on the outside of the cage itself. We talk of futuristic uses for fullerene chemistry. We even mention sliding fullerenes inside a single-wall carbon nanotube.

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