Frontispiece: Supramolecular Interaction of Fullerenes with a Curved π‐Surface of a Monomeric Quadruply Ring‐Fused Porphyrin

Abstract

Fullerenes Supramolecular complexation of fullerenes with a monomeric zinc(II) complex of a ring‐fused porphyrin derivative, having a concave π‐conjugated surface induced by the axial coordination of pyridine, has been confirmed by spectroscopic measurements and X‐ray diffraction analysis, as discussed by T. Ishizuka, T. Kojima et al. in their Communication on page 5302 ff. Shape matching between fullerenes and the porphyrin is shown to be crucial for the strong interaction.