New endohedral fullerene C(70) encapsulating one and two H(2) molecule(s) has been synthesized by organic reactions, the so-called "molecular surgery" method, and the first organic derivatization of H(2)@C(70) and (H(2))(2)@C(70) has been conducted. Although the interaction between inner H(2) and outer C(70) is rather weak, (H(2))(2)@C(70) exhibits smaller equilibrium constants in the Diels-Alder reaction with 9,10-dimethylanthracene than those of H(2)@C(70).
Endohedral fullerenes encapsulating a helium atom, i.e., He@C(60) and He@C(70), at occupation levels of 30% were prepared by rational chemical synthesis. The existence of weak interactions between the inner helium and the outer fullerene cages was demonstrated by experimental and computational investigations.
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