title: Unexpectedly large binding constants of azulenes with fullerenes.
abstract: In spite of having small pi-conjugation systems, azulenes show large binding constants (10(4)-10(5)) to C(60) and C(70), which are larger than those of monoporphyrins and alternant aromatic hydrocarbons.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta, Otsu 520-2192, Japan.
authors.forename: A F M Mustafizur
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Rahman
authors.forename: Sumanta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bhattacharya
authors.forename: Xiaobin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: Takahide
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Komatsu
mesh_terms: D052176:Azulenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D037741:Fullerenes / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D052176:Azulenes; D037741:Fullerenes; C005525:azulene