Light-controlled fullerene encapsulation/release
This nanohoop perfectly matches fullerenes, enables encapsulation and release via light-induced conformational change, and selectively recognizes C70.
Liu, Yanzhi · Yuan, Kun · Li, Mengyang · Zhao, Pei · Zhao, Yaoxiao · Zhao, Xiang
Inorganic Chemistry 2023
Forms complexes spontaneously with high binding energies
Selectively recognizes C70 over C60
Encapsulation and release under photoirradiation