Fullerodendrimers: A new class of compounds for supramolecular chemistry and materials science applications

Encapsulation of a fullerene sphere in the middle of a dendritic structure prevents unfavorable effects of the C-60 unit, such as aggregation or steri c hindering. Such fullerodendrimers appear to be promising compounds for ma terials science applications. On the other hand, fullerodendrons with perip heral C-60 subunits or containing a C-60 Sphere at each branching unit appe ar to be versatile building blocks for the preparation of fullerene-rich ma cromolecules with intriguing properties.