Corannulene and its penta-tert-butyl derivative co-crystallize 1:1 with pristine C60-fullerene

Chem Commun (Camb). 2012 Jun 7;48(45):5563-5. doi: 10.1039/c2cc30652b. Epub 2012 Mar 30.

Abstract

The first X-ray structural determinations of pristine fullerene C(60), cocrystallized 1:1 with corannulene and with its pentaalkyl-substituted derivative, 1,3,5,7,9-penta-tert-butyl-corannulene, have now been achieved.