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Hydrogenated fullerenes (fulleranes) in space

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Since the first laboratory synthesis of C60 in 1985, fullerene-related species have been proposed to interpret various astronomical features. After more than 25 years’ efforts, several circumstellar and interstellar features have been convincingly assigned to C60, C70, and C\(_{60}^{+}\). These successes resulted from the recent advancements in observational, experimental, as well as computational techniques, and re-stimulated interest in searching for fullerene derivatives in space. As one of the most important fullerene derivatives, hydrogenated fullerene (fullerane) is likely to exist in circumstellar and interstellar conditions. This review gives an overview of the chemical properties and spectral signals of fulleranes focusing on those relevant to astronomy. We summarize previous proposals of fulleranes as the carrier of astronomical features at UV, optical, infrared, and radio wavelengths, and discuss the arguments favoring or disfavoring the presence of fulleranes in astronomical environments. Although no unambiguous detection of fulleranes in space has yet been reported, there are plausible evidences for supporting the formation of certain fullerane isomers.

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We would like to thank an anonymous referee for a very helpful review. YZ is grateful to the National Science Foundation of China (NSFC, Grant No. 11973099) for the financial support of this work. CHH acknowledges the Science and Technology Development Fund of Macau Special Administrative Region for support through grant 0007/2019/A.

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    Yong Zhang & Seyedabdolreza Sadjadi

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    Yong Zhang & Seyedabdolreza Sadjadi

  3. State Key Laboratory of Lunar and Planetary Sciences, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China

    Chih-Hao Hsia

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Zhang, Y., Sadjadi, S. & Hsia, CH. Hydrogenated fullerenes (fulleranes) in space. Astrophys Space Sci 365, 67 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10509-020-03779-5

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