A water-soluble corannulene with highly efficient ROS production
Journal
Materials Chemistry and Physics
Journal Volume
281
Date Issued
2022
Author(s)
Abstract
Under light irradiation, corannulene produces toxic reactive oxygen species (ROS), which have potential applications for disease treatment in biological systems. However, no effective functionalization strategy for endowing corannulene with high water solubility and efficient ROS production ability at the same time currently exists. Herein, a new corannulene derivative (EGph-Cora) with five hydrophilic rotating groups, which improve the solubility of the molecule in water and reduce its molecular aggregation, is presented. EGph-Cora exhibits not only high photostability but also high Type I and Type II ROS quantum yields (0.2 and 0.99, respectively). © 2022 Elsevier B.V.
Subjects
Buckybowl; Corannulene; Curved polyaromatic hydrocarbon; Reactive oxygen species; Singlet oxygen
Other Subjects
Oxygen; Buckybowls; Corannulene; Curved polyaromatic hydrocarbon; Disease treatment; Functionalizations; Light irradiations; Polyaromatic hydrocarbons; Reactive oxygen species; Singlet oxygen; Watersoluble; Solubility
Type
journal article