Excited states and electron transfer reactions of C60(OH)18 in aqueous solution
Excited states and electron transfer reactions of C60(OH)18 in aqueous solution
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10.1039/a705293f
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1998-02-07
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Guldi, DM
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Mohan, H;Palit, DK;Guldi, DM
Dynamic light scattering of fullerenol solutions [C-60(OH)(18)] reveals evidence for the formation of fullerene aggregates at high solute concentration (up to 3.85 x 10(-2) mol dm(-3)). This hydrophilic fullerene derivative emits very weak fluorescence regardless of its concentration. Photolysis (35 ps; lambda(ex) = 355 nm) of C-60(OH)(18) in aqueous solution yields the immediate formation of a transient singlet excited state with broad absorption in the 550-800 nm region with epsilon(670nm) = 2130 dm(3) mol(-1) cm(-1). The energetically higher-lying singlet excited state transforms via intersystem crossing (i.e., with tau(1/2) = 500 ps) to the also broadly absorbing (550-800 nm), triplet excited state. In contrast, at low solute concentration, the features of the (*T-1 --> *T-n) absorption differ significantly exhibiting an absorption maximum at 650 nm concomitant to a shoulder at 570 nm. The pi-radical anion of fullerenol, [C-60(OH)(18)](.-), generated by electron transfer from hydrated electrons and (CH3)(2)C-.(OH) radicals, absorbs with lambda(max) at 870, 980 and 1050 nm. Based on electron transfer studies with suitable electron donor/acceptor substrates, the reduction potential of the C-60(OH)(18)/[C-60(OH)(18)](.-) couple was estimated to be in the range between -0.358 and -0.465 V vs. NHE.