Mechanism of C60 formation from naphthalenes was studied by quantum chemical calculations. a patch up process of T-shape dimerization of naphthalenes followed by the intramolecular ring fusion, all through radical reactions, was proposed for a possible mechanism for the C60 formation from naphthalenes. the reaction barrier was found to be less than 60-70 kcal/mol for each reaction step in this mechanism.
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