Functionalization of [60]fullerene with new light-collecting oligophenylenevinylene-terminated dendritic wedges

New oligophenylenevinylene-terminated phenylenevinylene dendrons have been prepared and attached to C60 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.