Interfacial behavior and film-forming properties of an amphiphilic hexasubstituted [60]fullerene

A new amphiphilic hexasubstituted [60]fullerene bearing 10 cholesterol units and a polar head made of two carboxylic acid functions has been prepared and its aptitude to film forming (Langmuir and Langmuir–Blodgett) evaluated. The results show that this amphiphile has the prerequisite qualities for its incorporation into the cellular membranes of living organisms.