Cocrystallization with Fullerenes for Molecular and Supramolecular Structure Determination

Cocrystallization of fullerenes and endohedral fullerenes with Ni(octaethylporphyrin) (Ni(OEP)) has been widely used as a method of obtaining crystalline materials with sufficient order to allow structure determination by singe crystal X-ray diffraction.  However, there are interesting alternative molecules such as bis(ethylenedithio)-tetrathiafulvalene (ET) that also form ordered cocrystals.  This talk will discuss cocrystallization of fullerenes and endohedral with alternatives to Ni(OEP) and the structures of the resulting cocrystals and their components.