title: Synthesis of pentadecaphenylenes, their inclusion properties, and nanostructure formation with C60.
abstract: Synthesis of macrocyclic pentadecaphenylene was carried out via electron-transfer oxidation of the corresponding Lipshutz cuprate. Pentadecaphenylene self-aggregated in solution to form a gel. Furthermore, it incorporated C60 in its cavity to produce a fibrous inclusion complex which showed a high gelation ability in benzene.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan. iyoda@tmu.ac.jp.
authors.forename: M Jalilur
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Rahman
authors.forename: Hideyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.forename: Yasuyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Araki
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: Masahiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iyoda