Bobylev EO, Poole DA, de Bruin B, Reek JNH. M
6L
12 Nanospheres with Multiple C
70 Binding Sites for
1O
2 Formation in Organic and Aqueous Media.
J Am Chem Soc 2022;
144:15633-15642. [PMID:
35977385 PMCID:
PMC9437924 DOI:
10.1021/jacs.2c05507]
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Abstract
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Singlet oxygen is a potent oxidant with major applications
in organic
synthesis and medicinal treatment. An efficient way to produce singlet
oxygen is the photochemical generation by fullerenes which exhibit
ideal thermal and photochemical stability. In this contribution we
describe readily accessible M6L12 nanospheres
with unique binding sites for fullerenes located at the windows of
the nanospheres. Up to four C70 can be associated with
a single nanosphere, presenting an efficient method for fullerene
extraction and application. Depending on the functionality located
on the outside of the sphere, they act as vehicles for 1O2 generation in organic or in aqueous media using white
LED light. Excellent productivity in 1O2 generation
and consecutive oxidation of 1O2 acceptors using
C70⊂[Pd6L12], C60⊂[Pd6L12] or fullerene soot extract
was observed. The methodological design principles allow preparation
and application of highly effective multifullerene binding spheres.
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