| Abstract: | Four novel cyclotriveratrylene (CTV) derivatives with three benzoate pendants bearing different aliphatic chains have been prepared in good yields, starting from CTV. The complexation behavior of these CTV derivatives towards C60 in arene solvents has been measured by UV‐visible spectroscopy and high complexation constants are obtained. It is observed that the complexation is promoted pronouncedly by introducing methyl ester groups to the aromatic pendants, while this promoting effect is reduced when the methyl groups are replaced by longer alkyl groups. |
