Stable and abundant spin-1/2 species from azafullerene (C59N˙) supramolecularly hosted in [10]cycloparaphenylene nanohoops are operated as stable qubits, with possibility of qubit wiring via intermediate polymerized spin-redistributed states.

We have developed a synthesis of 1,2-substituted adamantane carboxylic acids and further bridged cycloalkanes (cage compounds) by palladium acetate-catalyzed C-H bond oxidation. Acetoxylation of cycloalkane framework was performed using picolylamide as a directing group. Modification of the substrate, ligand design and variation of reaction conditions enabled us to study the mechanism of acetoxylation of aliphatic compounds. Post-functionalization reactions and cleavage of the directing group were developed. For the first time the synthesis and characterization of a β-C -tri-substituted adamantane derivatives was achieved.

The [2+2+2] cycloaddition (CA) offers great potential as an atom economic method for the formation of substituted aromatic rings. In this article, we highlight the application of this versatile method...

Herein we present a systematic study of the influence of different alkyl chains in malonyl ester fullerene adducts with [10]cycloparaphenylene ([10]CPP]) and a tert‐butyl (tBu) ester‐substituted [10]CPP analogue. The association constants between the nanoring hosts and the fullerene guests were determined by fluorescence quenching experiments. The trends in association were rationalized by an interplay of repulsion arising from an extended volume and London dispersion as an attractive counterpart.

The Front Cover illustrates a maze through which the authors went facing challenges to overcome targeting a substituted [10]cycloparaphenylene derivative. Designing new synthetic strategies towards new molecules is often connected to difficulties and dead ends. With the chemist's manifold toolbox of reactions and reagents, this maze was solved, and the target compound obtained. Cover design by Felix Bernt. More information can be found in the Research Article by H. A. Wegner et al.