Abstract
By chance in 1970, we conjectured the possibility of the football-shaped C
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molecule, now known as buckminsterfullerene, while considering superaromatic molecules having three-dimensional π-electron delocalization. A translation of the original description, initially written in Japanese, is given. The processes leading to scientific discoveries are analysed in the light of our missed opportunity.
Subject
Pharmacology (medical),Complementary and alternative medicine,Pharmaceutical Science
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