Thermodynamic and Theoretical Study of the Preparation of New Buckyballs from Corannulene, Coronene, and Circulene

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B3LYP/6-31G optimized structures of new buckyballs C₈₄H₂ (I), buckyballs C₈₄H₂ (II), C₈₄H₂ (III), and C₈₄H₂ (IV).

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