Supramolecular complex formation-anthracene macrocycle and C60 fullerene
(PHYSorg.com Chemistry)

Saturn is the second largest planet in our solar system and has a characteristic ring. Japanese researchers have now synthesized a molecular `nano-Saturn.` As the scientists report in the journal Angewandte Chemie, it consists of a spherical C60 fullerene as the planet and a flat macrocycle made of six anthracene units as the ring. The structure is confirmed by spectroscopic and X-ray analyses.