Heat of formation for C60 by means of the G4(MP2) thermochemical protocol through reactions in which C60 is broken down into corannulene and sumanene

• Calculates an accurate heat of formation for sumanene by means of W1h theory.
• Obtains a heat of formation for C60 via reactions involving corannulene and sumanene.
• The reaction energies are calculated by means of G4(MP2) theory.
• Suggests that the experimental heat of formation for C60 should be revised downwards.