Irvin H. Blank: Recollections

Molecular surgical synthesis of H₂@C₆₀: recollections.

The first synthesis of endohedral fullerene containing molecular hydrogen, H₂@C₆₀, is briefly summarized. The synthesis was conducted according to what we call the 'molecular surgical method', that is, opening a hole on a C₆₀ surface, enlargement of the hole, insertion of a guest species and enclosure of the hole without loss of the encapsulated guest. The entire process involves three chemical...

Personal recollections.

I hope that this article will provide a short review of my involvement with physical and biological aspects of 'excluded volume' or 'molecular crowding'. The list of references is not exhaustive, but is meant primarily to acknowledge my debt to my many colleagues.

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