title: Fullerene-porphyrin constructs.
abstract: Porphyrins and fullerenes are spontaneously attracted to each other. This new supramolecular recognition element can be used to construct discrete host-guest complexes, as well as ordered arrays of interleaved porphyrins and fullerenes. The fullerene-porphyrin interaction underlies successful chromatographic separations of fullerenes, and there are promising applications in the areas of porous framework solids and photovoltaic devices.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Peter D W
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Boyd
authors.forename: Christopher A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Reed
mesh_terms: D001665:Binding Sites; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D037741:Fullerenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008665:Metalloporphyrins / Q000737:chemistry; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D049329:Nanostructures; D011166:Porphyrins / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D037741:Fullerenes; D008665:Metalloporphyrins; D011166:Porphyrins