Our recent works on fused TTF-C 60 dyads, (TTF) n -C 60 polyads and C 60 -TTF-C 60 dumbbell triads in which the acceptor C 60 is doubly tethered to the donor tetrathiafulvalene through a rigidified cyclohexene ring are presented. This approach was developed in order to control the relative orientation as well as the distance between both donor and acceptor entities. Thereby, through-space interactions which are of great importance for photoinduced electron-and/or energy-transfer processes are expected to dominate because of the special topology of the molecules. The two linked C 60 and TTF chromophores in such adducts are not only in close proximity but also have optimal orbital orientations, thus facilitating these through-space electronic interactions. These new C 60 -based assemblies were synthesized by [4 1 2] Diels-Alder cycloaddition reactions. The different methodologies considered for their synthesis are discussed, their analytical, spectroscopic characterizations and electrochemical properties are also described. The selective electro-oxidation or reduction afforded the corresponding radical cation and radical anion which were characterized by EPR. These C 60 -based assemblies were studied for their nonlinear optical and optical limiting applications. Moreover, intramolecular photoinduced charge-separation and charge-recombination processes in a fused C 60 -TTF-C 60 dumbbell triad which was designed to be soluble in organic solvents were investigated by time-resolved absorption and fluorescence techniques. Appreciable interaction between the C 60 moiety and TTF moiety in the ground state was suggested by steady-state absorption spectra and the fluorescence spectra showed considerable interaction in the singlet excited state. The nanosecond transient absorption spectra displayed the formation of the chargeseparated radical pair C 60 -TTF ? 1 -C 60 ? 2 , characterized by a lifetime of ca. 20 ns in benzonitrile.