Binding of aromatic molecules in the fullerene-rich interior of a fullerene bilayer vesicle in water

Abstract

Upon dissolution of R₅C₆₀⁻K⁺ in water, a robust spherical vesicle forms that binds aromatic molecules primarily in the interior of the fullerene bilayer, as illustrated by the complete quenching of the fluorescence of an aromatic fluorescent dye bound in the bilayer.