Self‐Organization of Electroactive Materials: A Head‐to‐Tail Donor–Acceptor Supramolecular Polymer

Fullerenes do the conga! Synthesis and self-recognition of a monomer featuring a specially designed receptor for [60]fullerene are described. The monomer self-assembles in a head-to-tail fashion through π–π interactions, thus forming a linear oligomeric species in solution (see image). The formation of this redox-amphoteric supramolecular polymer represents a new approach to the controlled organization of electroactive materials.