Abstract This paper discusses the method of calculating fullerene structure by curvature theorem, and proves the number of five membered ring of fullerene is 12, compared with the traditional Euler theorem method, the intuitive and visual characteristics of curvature theorem method in the study of polyhedral structure is highlighted, and the importance of mathematical method in solving chemical problems and understanding chemical models is emphasized.
ZHUO Jun-Qiao, XIA Shuang. A New Method for Calculating Fullerene Structure: Curvature Theorem[J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Education, 2022, 43(1): 115-117.
