Water-soluble [60] fullerene derivatives as potential chelating agents of radionuclides via chlorofullerene (C60Cl6) as a precursor

The reactions of catecholamide ligands with hexachlorofullerene via O-nucleophiles yielded new water-soluble [60] fullerene derivatives as chelators for radionuclides decorporation. The derivatives were characterized through H-1 NMR spectroscopy, FT-IR spectroscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The affinities of the chelators were investigated through the fluorescence quenching of simulated nuclide Ce(III) via a linear Stern-Volmer plot method. Conditional stability constant (K) could also be estimated with this method. The antioxidant capacities of the chelators with a solubility of more than 150 mg/mL in water were examined through UV-vis spectroscopy by determining their 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radical scavenging activities. Results revealed that these chelators may be used for complexation, antioxidant activity, and radionuclide decorporation.