Syntheses of corrole derivatives and their supramolecular interactions with fullerenes in solution and the solid state

Supramolecular interactions of cobalt corrole and fullerene were investigated both in solution and the solid state. Results reveal that cobalt corrole has the attractive ability to be used as host for fullerene. The cocrystals of cobalt corrole and C60/C70 suitable for X-ray crystallographic analysis were obtained and structure details are discussed.