World Scientific Publishing, Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, 12(10), p. 1337-1345
DOI: 10.1142/s1088424606000715
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A fullerene derivative bearing two pyridine subunits has been designed to allow assembly with a bis-Zn(II)-phorphyrin receptor with two equivalent Zn binding sites separated by about 20 Å. Owing to the complementarity between the bis-Zn(II)-porphyrin receptor and a fullerene ligand bearing two pyridine substituents, the substrate can be clicked on the ditopic receptor, thus leading to a stable non-covalent macrocyclic 1:1 complex. Copyright © 2006 Society of Porphyrins & Phthalocyanines.