A porphyrin-centred fullerene tetramer containing an N@C ₆₀ substituent

Abstract

An N@C60-containing C60 tetramer was synthesized by quadruple 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition (Prato) reaction. This molecule demonstrates the N@C60 qubit's ability to form covalently linked arrays. Furthermore, it provides a promising scaffold with which to measure multiple qubit–qubit interactions; which must be well characterized for a functioning quantum information processing architecture.

Emerging trends in one- and two-dimensional nanomaterials

“…Finally, on the subject of fullerenes, Macpherson et al [ 12 ] have achieved the synthesis of a N@C 60 -containing C 60 tetramer based on the quadruple 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction, working towards the realization of a scaffold for measuring multiple qubit–qubit interactions. A further paper on fullerenes by Aoyagi et al [ 13 ] reports on the structure of crystalline C 60 with Li + inside the cage.…”