A cyclic porphyrin trimer as a receptor for fullerenes

G Gil-Ramírez, SD Karlen, A Shundo, K Porfyrakis…

Index: Gil-Ramirez, Guzman; Karlen, Steven D.; Shundo, Atsuomi; Porfyrakis, Kyriakos; Ito, Yasuhiro; Briggs, G. Andrew D.; Morton, John J. L.; Anderson, Harry L. Organic Letters, 2010 , vol. 12, # 15 p. 3544 - 3547

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Abstract

A cyclic porphyrin trimer has been synthesized which has a high affinity for fullerenes. It forms 1: 1 complexes with C60 and C70 with association constants of 2× 106 and 2× 108 M− 1, respectively, in toluene. Its affinities for C86 and La@ C82 are too strong to measure by fluorescence titration. The solvent dependence of the association constants shows that solvation of both the guest and the host influence the binding strength.