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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• McClenaghan, Nathan D
• Absalon, Christelle
• Bassani, Dario M

Titel

Facile Synthesis of a Fullerene-Barbituric Acid Derivative and Supramolecular Catalysis of Its Photoinduced Dimerization

Ist Teil von

• Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2003-10, Vol.125 (43), p.13004-13005

Ort / Verlag

Washington, DC: American Chemical Society

Erscheinungsjahr

2003

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• A straightforward synthesis of a fullerene derivative appended with a barbituric acid molecular recognition motif is described. The presence of two nonself-complementary hydrogen-bonding sites is shown to be conducive to the construction of supramolecular assemblies. In the presence of a melamine derivative possessing complementary hydrogen-bonding sites, enhanced efficiency toward photodimerization of the fullerene moiety is observed. This represents the first example of intermolecular photodimerization of a fullerene derivative in homogeneous solution, made possible by the formation of supramolecular assemblies in which the fullerenes are maintained in close proximity.