%0 Journal Article
%T Molecular solubilization of fullerene C60 in water by ¦Ã-cyclodextrin thioethers
%A Hai Ming Wang
%A Gerhard Wenz
%J Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry
%D 2012
%I 
%R 10.3762/bjoc.8.188
%X Various hydrophilic ¦Ã-cyclodextrin (CD) thioethers, containing neutral or ionic side arms were found to form molecular disperse solutions of C60 in water reaching concentrations of 15 mg/L. Equilibrium state was approached after seven days without the use of organic cosolvents. The 1:2 stoichiometry of the C60/¦Ã-CD thioether complexes was demonstrated by a parabolic phase-solubility diagram. In contrast, native ¦Ã-CD forms nanoparticles with C60. Particle sizes of C60 were determined by dynamic light scattering.
%K C60
%K cyclodextrins
%K dynamic light scattering
%K particle size
%K solubilization
%K UV spectrum
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.8.188