Discovered in 1985, Buckminsterfullerene has some fascinating characteristics. What is it and how is it shaping the future of chemistry? Chemistry - Atoms And Bonding - Learning Points. In the 1980s, a new carbon allotraope was found -...

Animation of spinning buckyball (buckminsterfullerene) molecule: Molecules consisting of 60 joined carbon atoms

Buckyball (C60), an allotrope of carbon