Functionalization of [60]fullerene with New Light-Collecting Oligophenylenevinylene-Terminated Dendritic Wedges

New oligophenylenevinylene-terminated phenylenevinylene dendrons have been prepared and attached to C-60 by a 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of the azomethine ylides generated in situ from the dendritic aldehydes and N-methylglycine. Preliminary photophysical investigations of the resulting fullerodendrimers have revealed interesting light-harvesting properties.