Fullerenes 1
Fullerenes 1
Fullerenes 1
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Spiral code<br />
• Spiral conjecture: 1 the surface of every fullerene polyheron may<br />
be unwound in at least one way as a continuous spiral strip of of<br />
edge-sharing edge sharing faces.<br />
• Spiral code implies the existence of a Hamiltonian path. path.<br />
• Spiral code is useful in:<br />
– systematic nomenclature<br />
– enumeration and construction of isomers<br />
Non-spiralability,<br />
Non spiralability, 2 in: - fused triples or quadruples of pentagons<br />
- between 20