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Fullerodendrimers: A New Class of Compounds for Supramolecular Chemistry and Materials Science Applications
Author(s) -
Nierengarten JeanFrançois
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/1521-3765(20001016)6:20<3667::aid-chem3667>3.0.co;2-d
Subject(s) - fullerene , supramolecular chemistry , steric effects , branching (polymer chemistry) , macromolecule , chemistry , nanotechnology , materials science , organic chemistry , molecule , biochemistry
Encapsulation of a fullerene sphere in the middle of a dendritic structure prevents unfavorable effects of the C 60 unit, such as aggregation or steric hindering. Such fullerodendrimers appear to be promising compounds for materials science applications. On the other hand, fullerodendrons with peripheral C 60 subunits or containing a C 60 sphere at each branching unit appear to be versatile building blocks for the preparation of fullerene‐rich macromolecules with intriguing properties.