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Self-assembly made durable: water-repellent materials formed by cross-linking fullerene derivatives.

Department of Interfaces, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Research Campus Golm, Potsdam 14424, Germany.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition (impact factor: 13.45). 03/2009; 48(12):2166-70. DOI:10.1002/anie.200900106 pp.2166-70
Source: PubMed

ABSTRACT Fullerene flakes: A diacetylene-functionalized fullerene derivative self-organizes into flakelike microparticles (see picture). Both the diacetylene and C(60) moieties can be effectively cross-linked, which leads to supramolecular materials with remarkable resistivity to solvent, heat, and mechanical stress. Moreover, the surface of the cross-linked flakelike objects is highly durable and water-repellent.

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Keywords

diacetylene-functionalized fullerene derivative self-organizes
 
Fullerene flakes
 
mechanical stress
 
solvent
 
supramolecular materials