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confused:
Could anyone please explain to me the bonding in Buckminsterfullerene? Specifically I was wondering what happens to the free valency in each carbon atom, or whether double bonds are involved. This would be a huge help to me if anyone can help, so far diagrams I have seen have been quite unhelpful in this regard.

ATMyller:
Free valence is either in double bonds creating a delocalised electron cloud reaching over the whole molecule (sorta like aromatic sphere) or subsitueted, usually by hydrogen etc. C50H50 and C60H60

confused:
Why does a double bond create delocalised electrons?

ATMyller:
double bond doesn't create delocalized electrons, but conjucated double bonds can create aromatic systems where excessive electrons become delocalized.

Donaldson Tan:
the 2p orbitals (that contain electrons) of the carbon atoms overlap with adjacent ones to form a region of equivalent energy level such that the electrons are free to move within without promotting or demoting its energy level.

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