RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Synthesis of a Tetracorannulene-perylenediimide That Acts as a Selective Receptor for C60 over C70 A1 García Calvo, Víctor A1 Cuevas Vicario, José Vicente A1 Barbero, Héctor A1 Ferrero, Sergio A1 Álvarez, Celedonio M. A1 González, Jesús A. A1 Díaz de Greñu Puertas, Borja A1 García Calvo, José A1 Torroba Pérez, Tomás K1 Aromatic compounds K1 Chemical structure K1 Complexation K1 Fluorescence K1 Titration K1 Química orgánica K1 Chemistry, Organic AB We report the use of a tetraborylated perylenediimide as starting material for the preparation of a tetracorannulene-perylenediimide that is able to bind up to two fullerene-C60 molecules by host–guest molecular recognition with preference over C70. Titration with fullerene-C60 is followed by a dramatic shift of the aromatic signals in 1H NMR and an initial increase in the fluorescence of the system. By this simple mechanism, fluorogenic sensing of fullerene-C60 is easily accomplished by an unprecedented fluorescent turn-on mechanism. PB American Chemical Society SN 1523-7060 YR 2019 FD 2019-08 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10259/6810 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10259/6810 LA eng NO Ministerio de Economı́a y Competitividad, Spain (Projects CTQ2013-41067-P, CTQ2015-71353-R, and PGC2018-099470-B-100) and Junta de Castilla y León, Consejerı́a de Educación y Cultura y Fondo Social Europeo (Project BU263P18). DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos RD 26-abr-2024