Synthesis, Electrochemistry, and Hierarchical Self‐Organization of Fulleropyrrolidine–Phthalimide Dyads

• DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201201631
• Publication Date: 2013-02-20T12:58:07Z
• Authors: Aleksandra Mitrović; Nina Todorović; Andrijana Žekić; Dalibor Stanković; Dragana Milić; Veselin Maslak
• Keywords: Cyclic voltammetry; Microwave chemistry; Dyads; Electrochemistry; Fullerenes; Polymorphism; 01 natural sciences; 0104 chemical sciences

AbstractA series of novel fulleropyrrolidine–phthalimide dyads was synthesized and their electrochemical and self‐assembly properties were investigated. Efficient synthesis of acceptor–acceptor dyads was performed under microwave irradiation. Fine‐tuning of the second redox potentials in the dyads was achieved by varying the length of the aliphatic spacer (C2 to C12) between the fulleropyrrolidine and phthalimide moieties. Shape‐shifting and supramolecular polymorphism were observed for these compounds during self‐assembly.