title: Reduction-triggered aromatic to aromatic electronic structure switching in tribenzotetraazachlorin-fullerene conjugates.
abstract: Absorption spectral changes observed during sodium mirror reduction of tribenzotetraazachlorin-fullerene (TBTAC-C60) conjugates have clarified that electronic communication between the TBTAC and C60 moieties is switched off upon reduction of the conjugates. Spectroscopy has suggested that the anionic species retains its aromatic character.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan. tfukuda@chem.sci.osaka-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Takamitsu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fukuda
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Naoaki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: Nagao
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kobayashi