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[60]Fullerene‐Based Macrocycle Ligands
Author(s) -
Li Yanbang,
Gan Liangbing
Publication year - 2017
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/chem.201701526
Subject(s) - heteroatom , chemistry , fullerene , homo/lumo , stereochemistry , crystallography , ring (chemistry) , molecule , organic chemistry
Macrocycle ligands have three or more donor sites. Selective replacement of skeleton carbon atoms by heteroatoms and vacancies in C 60 could lead to various macrocycle ligands with a cage‐shaped backbone. Theoretical calculations indicate that such C 60 ‐based macrocycle ligands are as stable as C 60 thermodynamically according to their similar HOMO–LUMO gaps. The synthesis of these ligands is a challenging task. Nevertheless important progresses have been reported. This concept article focuses on the structures of possible C 60 ‐based macrocycle ligands and related synthetic results.