Supramolecular encapsulation of aggregates of C60

Colin L. Raston, Jerry L. Atwood, P.J. Nichols, Ida Bagus Nyoman Sudria

Chemical Communications · 1996 · 60 citations · 7 references

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Abstract

The 1 : 1 p-But-calix[8]arene complex of C60 is micelle-like, with a trimeric aggregate of fullerenes surrounded by three host molecules each in the double cone conformation, a structure that can accommodate one C70 unit by isomorphous replacement of one C60.

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