These molecules, or derivatives of them like PCBM, are the electron acceptors in most organic photovoltaics. An “at” symbol indicates noble gases are hosted “at” these molecules in endohedral complexes. These antiaromatic molecules can be repeatedly cyclopropanated at their [6,6] (“six six”) bonds to decorate a surface of sp2-hybridized atoms. These molecules dissolve in naphthalene to form violet solutions. These molecules were (*) accidentally discovered in 1985 from a 720-amu (“A-M-U”) peak in a mass spectrum, but are synthesized today by evaporating graphite. These molecules form truncated icosahedra that have 60 vertices and pentagonal and hexagonal faces. For 10 points, name these roughly spherical allotropes of carbon that resemble geodesic domes. ■END■
| 2023 PACE NSC | 06/10/2023 | Y | 34 | 94% | 6% | 0% | 96.59 |
| Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braden Booth | Dallas County | Barrington A | 26 | 20 |
| Dennis Yang | Troy | Winston Churchill A | 28 | 0 |
| Jiaxu Liu | Detroit Country Day | Woodland | 47 | 0 |
| Ali Hamzeh | Kinkaid | Johns Creek A | 48 | 0 |
| Alec Riso | Thomas Jefferson B | Thomas Jefferson A | 49 | 0 |
| Monit Karmaker | Stevenson A | Heights | 55 | 0 |
| Ibrahim Mohammad | Chattahoochee A | Barrington B | 60 | 20 |
| Brielle Rach | Rockford Auburn B | Norman | 76 | 0 |
| Aaryan Sumesh | Thomas Jefferson C | Johns Creek B | 79 | 0 |
| Dillan Rinehart | Winnebago | Choate Rosemary Hall | 80 | 0 |
| Hatice Caliskan | Carl Sandburg | Parkway West | 83 | 0 |
| Matthew Kohn | Hunter A | St. Mark's | 86 | 10 |
| Joseph Chen | Richard Montgomery | Mira Loma | 87 | 0 |
| Yash Saxena | Maggie Walker A | Solon | 88 | 10 |
| Bernie Jin | Winston Churchill B | Chattahoochee B | 88 | 0 |
| Sam Macchi | Belmont | William Fremd | 88 | 10 |
| Eric Hu | Maggie Walker B | John Adams B | 88 | 10 |
| Nathan Wu | Plymouth | Rockford Auburn A | 88 | 10 |
| Kaiwen Xiao | Irvington A | Innovation Academy A | 89 | 10 |
| Shreyas Singh | University Lab | Dunbar | 89 | 10 |
| Jacob Barta | Detroit Catholic Central A | Canyon Crest | 91 | 10 |
| Ryan Dai | Carbondale | New Brighton | 92 | 10 |
| Kevin Adler | Northmont B | Elkhorn North | 92 | 10 |
| Felix Sacks | Lincoln-Way East | Thomas Jefferson D | 93 | 10 |
| Anthony Chalhoub | Detroit Catholic Central B | Norris | 100 | 10 |
| Jiming Chen | Hinsdale Central | Mexico | 103 | 10 |
| Alexa Rosenberg | Hunter B | Stevenson B | 103 | 10 |
| Aryan Pathak | Lake Highland | Hoover B | 105 | 10 |
| Liam Reed | Maggie Walker C | Walter Payton | 105 | 10 |
| Owen Gibbs | Heights | Stevenson A | 106 | 10 |
| David Bertolasi | Belvidere | Moberly | 106 | 10 |
| Joy An | Choate Rosemary Hall | Winnebago | 107 | 10 |
| Aatreyo Bhattacharyya | Mira Loma | Richard Montgomery | 107 | 10 |
| Clete Reinberger | Cincinnati Hills Christian | Waukee | 107 | 0 |
| Andy Yu | Winston Churchill A | Troy | 107 | 10 |
| Adam Williams | Northmont A | Midtown | 108 | 10 |
| Deven Hagen | Thomas Jefferson A | Thomas Jefferson B | 108 | 10 |
| Sean Lee | Chattahoochee B | Winston Churchill B | 108 | 10 |
| Jonah Arzadon | John Adams A | West Point | 108 | 10 |
| Aakash Sanjay | Johns Creek A | Kinkaid | 108 | 10 |
| Rohan Dalal | Johns Creek B | Thomas Jefferson C | 108 | 10 |
| Kaplan Evans | Parkway West | Carl Sandburg | 108 | 10 |
| Armaan Ahmed | Mercer County | Washington | 108 | 10 |
| Brian O'Connell | Woodland | Detroit Country Day | 108 | 10 |