Dipole polarizability, sum rules, mean excitation energies, and long-range dispersion coefficients for buckminsterfullerene C60

► A dipole oscillator strength distribution for C60 is constructed. ► Dipole sum rules Sk and mean excitation energies Ik are obtained for C60. ► Long-range dispersion coefficients C6 are computed for interactions of C60 with 54 other species.