[60]Fullerene-based liquid crystals acting as acid-sensitive fluorescent probes

Chem Commun (Camb). 2008 Oct 14:(38):4590-2. doi: 10.1039/b808730j. Epub 2008 Aug 22.

Abstract

Functionalization of [60]fullerene with liquid-crystalline dendrimers and a dibutylaniline-based phenylenevinylene moiety leads to supramolecular materials, the fluorescence of which responds to acid-base stimuli.