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Symmetric meso-tetraarylporphyrins bearing phenanthrene, pyrene, and corannulene moieties in meta positions have been synthesized in a straightforward procedure under microwave irradiation by quadruple Suzuki-Miyaura reactions. Their (1)H NMR spectra showed the typical pattern of four atropisomers distributed according to their statistical ratio not properly separable due to their fast isomerization. Their ability to bind buckminsterfullerene has been tested with the whole mixture, and different behaviors have been found, α4 isomer corannulene-substituted porphyrins being the best hosts in the family.

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Six azobenzene derivatives bearing polyaromatic fragments have been prepared and their reversible photoisomerization has been assessed. Corannulene-functionalized molecules have demonstrated excellent switchable hosting abilities towards fullerenes in which an interesting range of affinities has been found. The success of this design relies upon the reversible formation and destruction of tweezer-like structures.