Abstract

A symmetry analysis of the valence shell in the boron buckyball B 80 shows a perfect match with the symmetry of the valence shell in C 60. The cap atoms participate in the bonding by 30 orbitals which transform as the σ-bonds along the 6–6 edges. Far reaching consequences for chemical and physical properties of B 80, which until now only exists in silico, are expected.

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