Supramolecular frameworks based on [60]fullerene hexakisadducts

• Andreas Kraft,
• Johannes Stangl,
• Ana-Maria Krause,
• Klaus Müller-Buschbaum and
• Florian Beuerle

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 1–9, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.1

• , Germany 10.3762/bjoc.13.1 Abstract [60]Fullerene hexakisadducts possessing 12 carboxylic acid side chains form crystalline hydrogen-bonding frameworks in the solid state. Depending on the length of the linker between the reactive sites and the malonate units, the distance of the [60]fullerene nodes and

• . Keywords: fullerenes; hexakisadducts; hydrogen bonding; porous materials; structure elucidation; Introduction The utilization of confined nanospace in rigid frameworks [1], which are derived from small molecular precursors under dynamic conditions, has emerged as a novel design paradigm for functional

• strengthen the non-covalent interactions in a cooperative manner. In this regard, [60]fullerene hexakisadducts [47], which can arrange up to twelve functional sites with icosahedral symmetry, exhibit one of the highest degrees of functionalization for organic molecules (see Figure 1). In recent years, a