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Two views of the energy-minimized structure of the free base model for triad 1. Note that strain in the large macrocyclic ring results in bending of the planes of the two porphyrins and the linkages joining them to the hexaphenylbenzene and the fullerene. Also note that one mesityl ring on each porphyrin is forced into the face of the companion porphyrin.
