Since the beginning of scientific chemistry, chemists have been interested in light as an
energy source to induce chemical reactions. 1 Absorbing light, molecules reach an …

To many, periodic mechanical conformational motion of molecules is mesmerizing to a
degree that is difficult to explain rationally: It is almost as hard to stop watching an image of …

In spite of their importance in fundamental and applied studies, the preparation of
endohedral fullerenes has relied on difficult-to-control physical methods. We report a four …

Since the discovery of buckminsterfullerene C60 (Chart 1) by Kroto, Smalley, and Curl, 1-4 a
number of reports concerning new carbon allotropes having a variety of threedimensional …

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Encapsulation of atoms or small molecules inside fullerenes provides a unique opportunity
for study of the confined species in the isolated cavity, and the synthesis of closed C60 or …

A water molecule fixed within [60] fullerene is the simplest form of water available in
meatspace. It was first artificially made by us in 2011. Since then, anomalies of water …

An open-cage [60] fullerene derivative was prepared through Malaprade oxidation of a
vicinal triol moiety as the key step. Above the 17-membered orifice, there is one carboxyl …

Open-cage fullerene derivatives have excited organic chemists' creativity over the past
decade. These adducts, generated via consecutive cleavage of σ-and π-carbon–carbon …

We model fullerene nanocages filled with hydrogen, of the general formula H n@ C k, and
study the capacity of such endohedral fullerenes to store hydrogen. It is shown using density …