Hydrogen-bonding motifs in fullerene chemistry.
The combination of fullerenes and hydrogen-bonding motifs is a new interdisciplinary field in which weak intermolecular forces allow modulation of one-, two-, and three-dimensional fullerene-based architectures and control of their function. This Minireview aims to extend the scope of fullerene chemistry to a truly supramolecular level from which unprecedented architectures may evolve. It is shown that electronic communication in C(60)-based hydrogen-bonded donor-acceptor ensembles is at least as strong as that found in covalently connected systems and that hydrogen-bonding fullerene chemistry is a versatile concept for the construction of functional ensembles.
Departamento de Química Orgánica I, Facultad de Química, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
Luis
L
Sánchez
Nazario
N
Martín
Dirk M
DM
Guldi
D037741:Fullerenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D015394:Molecular Structure
D037741:Fullerenes; D046911:Macromolecular Substances