[3]rotaxane-porphyrin conjugate as a novel supramolecular host for fullerenes.
A new supramolecular host with good affinity toward fullerenes has been developed. This host having a tweezer-like shape is built on a [3]rotaxane scaffold and contains two free-base porphyrin moieties as recognition units for fullerenes. The ability of this tweezer to bind fullerenes strongly depends on the solvent system used and the size of fullerene.
Marois
Jean-Sébastien
JS
Department of Chemistry and Centre de Recherche en Science et Ingénierie des Macromolécules, Université Laval, Quebec City, QC, Canada G1K 7P4.
Cantin
Katy
K
Desmarais
Amélie
A
Morin
Jean-François
JF