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Li Y, Biswas R, Kopcha WP, Dubroca T, Abella L, Sun Y, Crichton RA, Rathnam C, Yang L, Yeh YW, Kundu K, Rodríguez-Fortea A, Poblet JM, Lee KB, Hill S, Zhang J. Structurally Defined Water-Soluble Metallofullerene Derivatives towards Biomedical Applications. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202211704. [PMID: 36349405 PMCID: PMC9983306 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202211704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Abstract
Endohedral metallofullerenes (EMFs) are excellent carriers of rare-earth element (REE) ions in biomedical applications because they preclude the release of toxic metal ions. However, existing approaches to synthesize water-soluble EMF derivatives yield mixtures that inhibit precise drug design. Here we report the synthesis of metallobuckytrio (MBT), a three-buckyball system, as a modular platform to develop structurally defined water-soluble EMF derivatives with ligands by choice. Demonstrated with PEG ligands, the resulting water-soluble MBTs show superb biocompatibility. The Gd MBTs exhibit superior T1 relaxivity than typical Gd complexes, potentially superseding current clinical MRI contrast agents in both safety and efficiency. The Lu MBTs generated reactive oxygen species upon light irradiation, showing promise as photosensitizers. With their modular nature to incorporate other ligands, we anticipate the MBT platform to open new paths towards bio-specific REE drugs.
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- Yanbang Li
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 123 Bevier Rd, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 123 Bevier Rd, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 123 Bevier Rd, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
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- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (NHMFL), Florida State University, 1800 E. Paul Dirac Dr., Tallahassee, FL 32310, USA
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- Departament de Química Física i Inorgànica, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Marcel·lí Domingo 1, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 123 Bevier Rd, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 123 Bevier Rd, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 123 Bevier Rd, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 123 Bevier Rd, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 136 Frelinghuysen Rd, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
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- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (NHMFL), Florida State University, 1800 E. Paul Dirac Dr., Tallahassee, FL 32310, USA
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- Departament de Química Física i Inorgànica, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Marcel·lí Domingo 1, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- Departament de Química Física i Inorgànica, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Marcel·lí Domingo 1, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 123 Bevier Rd, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
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- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (NHMFL), Florida State University, 1800 E. Paul Dirac Dr., Tallahassee, FL 32310, USA,Department of Physics, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 123 Bevier Rd, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
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BinSabt MH, Al-Matar HM, Balch AL, Shalaby MA. Synthesis and Electrochemistry of Novel Dumbbell-Shaped Bis-pyrazolino[60]fullerene Derivatives Formed Using Microwave Radiation. ACS OMEGA 2021; 6:20321-20330. [PMID: 34395980 PMCID: PMC8358937 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c02245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2021] [Accepted: 06/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
The design of covalently linked [60]fullerene dimers has gained increased attention, as the linked electron donors or acceptors are in close proximity to the surface of the C60, providing a valuable approach to novel molecular electronic devices. Herein, new compounds involving C60 dumbbells covalently connected by the π-conjugated system from azobenzene and diaryl ether linkers were synthesized following the bifunctional cycloaddition reactions to C60 using microwave radiation. The structural identity of the fullerene dimers has been determined using spectroscopic techniques including Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR), matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF), and NMR spectroscopy, and the photophysical and the electrochemical properties for the new dumbbells have been examined using UV-vis spectroscopy, fluorescence spectroscopy, cyclic voltammetry, and square wave voltammetry. Both new dimers show electronic interaction with the fullerene cage and higher electron affinity than the pristine C60.
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- Mohammad H. BinSabt
- Chemistry
Department, Faculty of Science, University
of Kuwait, P.O. Box 5969, Safat 13060, Kuwait
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- Chemistry
Department, Faculty of Science, University
of Kuwait, P.O. Box 5969, Safat 13060, Kuwait
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of California at
Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, United States
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- Chemistry
Department, Faculty of Science, University
of Kuwait, P.O. Box 5969, Safat 13060, Kuwait
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Nayak S, Ray A, Bhattacharya S. Size selective supramolecular interaction upon molecular complexation of a designed porphyrin with C60 and C70 in solution. J Mol Liq 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2020.114367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Zheng T, Fan L, Zhou H, Zhao Y, Jin B, Peng R. Engineering of Electron Extraction and Defect Passivation via Anion-Doped Conductive Fullerene Derivatives as Interlayers for Efficient Invert Perovskite Solar Cells. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:24747-24755. [PMID: 32407074 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c04315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The major limitation of organic-inorganic perovskite solar cell performance is the existence of numerous charged defects at the absorption layer surface, which caused the charge carrier to recombine depravation. These defects have a remarkable influence on charge extraction, which further caused the instability of the device and induced severe hysteresis. Here, three low-cost anion-doped conductive fullerene derivatives, fullerene bis(phenethyl alcohol) malonate (FMPE-I), fullerene bis(ethylenediamine) malonamide (FEDA-I), and fullerene bis(propanediamine) malonamide (FPDA-I), are developed for the first time as interfacial layers between perovskite and phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) in planar invert perovskite solar cells by mild solution fabrication. The constituent Lewis basic halides and the specific amide groups of conductive fullerene derivatives efficaciously heighten the chemical interaction between perovskite and conductive fullerene derivatives since the iodide can combine with undercoordinated Pb2+ by electrostatic interaction and the amide group can facilely be combined with I by hydrogen bonding, improving the dual passivation of perovskite defects. Moreover, due to the well-matched energy level of conductive fullerene derivatives and the high conductivity of the perovskite/interlayer film, the electron extraction capacity can be effectively enhanced. Consequently, superior optoelectronic properties are achieved with an improved power conversion efficiency of 17.63%, which is considerably higher than that of the bare PCBM-based devices (14.96%), for the perovskite device with conductive interlayer treatment along with negligible hysteresis. Moreover, hydrophobic conductive fullerene derivatives improve the resistance of the device to moisture. The conductive fullerene derivative-based devices without encapsulation are maintained at 85% of the pristine power conversion efficiency value after storage under ambient conditions (25 °C temperature, 60% humidity) for 500 h.
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- Tian Zheng
- State Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Energy Materials, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, Sichuan 621010, China
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- Kunshan GCL Photoelectric Material Ltd. Co., Suzhou 215300, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Energy Materials, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, Sichuan 621010, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Energy Materials, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, Sichuan 621010, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Energy Materials, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, Sichuan 621010, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Energy Materials, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, Sichuan 621010, China
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Greenaway RL, Santolini V, Szczypiński FT, Bennison MJ, Little MA, Marsh A, Jelfs KE, Cooper AI. Organic Cage Dumbbells. Chemistry 2020; 26:3718-3722. [PMID: 32011048 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201905623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2019] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Molecular dumbbells with organic cage capping units were synthesised via a multi-component imine condensation between a tri-topic amine and di- and tetra-topic aldehydes. This is an example of self-sorting, which can be rationalised by computational modelling.
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- Rebecca L Greenaway
- Department of Chemistry and Materials Innovation Factory, University of Liverpool, 51 Oxford Street, Liverpool, L7 3NY, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, Molecular Sciences Research Hub, White City Campus, Wood Lane, London, W12 0BZ, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, Molecular Sciences Research Hub, White City Campus, Wood Lane, London, W12 0BZ, UK
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- Department of Chemistry and Materials Innovation Factory, University of Liverpool, 51 Oxford Street, Liverpool, L7 3NY, UK
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- Department of Chemistry and Materials Innovation Factory, University of Liverpool, 51 Oxford Street, Liverpool, L7 3NY, UK
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- Department of Chemistry and Materials Innovation Factory, University of Liverpool, 51 Oxford Street, Liverpool, L7 3NY, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, Molecular Sciences Research Hub, White City Campus, Wood Lane, London, W12 0BZ, UK
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- Department of Chemistry and Materials Innovation Factory, University of Liverpool, 51 Oxford Street, Liverpool, L7 3NY, UK
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Inter-synthetic-carbon-allotrope (SCA) architectures are constructed by hybridizing different types of carbon allotropes such as 0D-fullerene, 1D-carbon nanotubes (CNTs), and 2D-graphene. Also hybridizations of different fullerene families (e.g., empty fullerene, heterofullerenes, and endohedral fullerenes as well as their isomers) are considered as inter-SCA architectures and represent an emerging class of nanofunctional materials. Such highly integrated hybrids are quite promising, since they hold the potential of combining unique properties of each building block. For instance, hybridization of 2D-graphene, a synthetic carbon allotrope with outstanding chemical/physical properties, with 0D-fullerenes leads to materials with both outstanding solid state properties (e.g., electron mobility, flexibility, transparency, and mechanical stability) and distinct molecular properties (spatially resolved and tailor-made exohedral cage functionalization and endohedral guest encapsulation). Therefore, such integrated hybrids have potential as multifunctional nanocarbon materials applicable, for example, in energy storage, electronic devices, solar cells, or advanced sensors. Recognizing these significant advantages, a series of methods and techniques has been developed to synthesize such integrated hybrids. Based on in-depth understanding of fullerene chemistry, interfullerene hybrids where multiple fullerenes are linked together have been synthesized and fully characterized. However, due to the difficulty in functionalizing graphene or CNTs as a result of their poor dispersibility and weak reactivity the corresponding hybrids including these macromolecular forms are less explored. Furthermore, few approaches toward such systems reported so far inevitably involve some drawbacks such as low degree of addition and low production ability. This Account presents the concepts and strategies of our studies on the construction of inter-SCA hybrids. We first emphasize on our efficient "reductive functionalization route" as a versatile strategy for graphene/CNT functionalization. In sharp contrast to previous approaches, our strategy enables unprecedented functionalization of graphene/CNT without damaging their structures. As a consequence, the door for cross-dimensional architectures via hybridizing graphene/CNT with fullerenes has been opened. We will then summarize the diverse inter-SCA hybrids that we recently synthesized, ranging from interfullerene hybrids to those of cross-dimensional graphene/CNT-(endo)fullerenes hybrids as well as CNTs networks. For interfullerene hybrids, different types of fullerenes including empty fullerenes, heterofullerenes, and endohedral fullerenes have been employed. Finally, the prospects on the future challenges on inter-SCA hybrids are envisioned. This Account will provide fundamental insight into construction of inter-SCA hybrids and stimulate further efforts toward research on this emerging topic.
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- Tao Wei
- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy & Joint Institute of Advanced Materials and Process (ZMP), Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Strasse 10, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy & Joint Institute of Advanced Materials and Process (ZMP), Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Strasse 10, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy & Joint Institute of Advanced Materials and Process (ZMP), Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Strasse 10, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
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Li J, Chen L, Su H, Yan L, Gu Z, Chen Z, Zhang A, Zhao F, Zhao Y. The pharmaceutical multi-activity of metallofullerenol invigorates cancer therapy. NANOSCALE 2019; 11:14528-14539. [PMID: 31364651 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr04129j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Currently, cancer continues to afflict humanity. The direct destruction and killing of tumor cells by surgery, radiation and chemotherapy gives rise to many side effects and compromised efficacy. Encouragingly, the rapid development of nanotechnology offers attractive opportunities to revolutionize the current situation of cancer therapy. Metallofullerenol Gd@C82(OH)22, in contrast to chemotherapeutics that directly kill tumor cells, demonstrates anti-tumor behavior with high efficiency and low toxicity by modulating the tumor microenvironment. Furthermore, Gd@C82(OH)22 has been recently reported to specifically target cancer stem cells. In this review, we give a concise introduction to the development of the fullerene family and then report the anti-tumor activity of Gd@C82(OH)22 based on its unique physicochemical characteristics, followed by a comprehensive summary of the anti-tumor biological mechanisms which target different components of the tumor microenvironment as well as the biodistribution and toxicity of Gd@C82(OH)22. Finally, we describe Gd@C82(OH)22 as a "particulate medicine" to highlight its distinctions from conventional "molecular medicine", with considerable emphasis on the advantages of nanomedicine. The in-depth investigation of Gd@C82(OH)22 undoubtedly provides a constructive reference for the development of other nanomedicines, especially in the fullerene family. The application of nanotechnology in the medical field definitely provides a promising and favorable future for improving the current status of cancer therapy.
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- Jinxia Li
- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100049, China.
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Jin P, Li Y, Magagula S, Chen Z. Exohedral functionalization of endohedral metallofullerenes: Interplay between inside and outside. Coord Chem Rev 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2019.02.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Pérez-Ojeda ME, Wabra I, Böttcher C, Hirsch A. Fullerene Building Blocks with Tailor-Made Solubility and New Insights into Their Hierarchical Self-Assembly. Chemistry 2018; 24:14088-14100. [PMID: 30058727 PMCID: PMC6585616 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201803036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2018] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Herein, the synthesis of fullerene derivatives with adjustable polarities and lyotropic aggregation properties is reported. The polarity range spans from superhydrophobic to hydrophilic, while simultaneously providing a further reactive position with a view to graft them onto other materials. The synthetic strategy relies on a selective protection with an isoxazoline moiety. The remaining octahedral positions were further functionalized with the desired groups to tune their solubility, yielding mixed [5:1] hexakisadducts. The subsequent deprotection by clean photolytic reaction led to fullerene pentakisadducts with an incomplete octahedral addition pattern, which are useful forerunners for the synthesis of building blocks. Their hydrophobic/hydrophilic behavior has been characterized both in solution and surface through octanol/water partition coefficients (log P) and contact angle measurements. Furthermore, these derivatives can form supramolecular constructions which have been studied by dynamic light scattering (DLS) and cryo‐TEM.
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- M Eugenia Pérez-Ojeda
- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Straße 10, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Straße 10, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- Forschungszentrum für Elektronenmikroskopie, Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Fabeckstr. 36a, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Straße 10, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
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