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The Overlooked Photochemistry of Iodine in Aqueous Suspensions of Fullerene Derivatives

Journal

ACS NANO
Volume 16, Issue 5, Pages 8309-8317

Publisher

AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c02281

Keywords

Iodine; photochemistry; singlet oxygen; MS2 bacteriophage; cationic fullerene; C-60; photosensitizer

Funding

  1. Louisiana Board of Regents Research Competitiveness Subprogram [LEQSF(2017-20)-RD-A-06]
  2. National Science Foundation [1952409, 2046660]
  3. Directorate For Engineering
  4. Div Of Chem, Bioeng, Env, & Transp Sys [2046660] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
  5. Office Of Internatl Science &Engineering
  6. Office Of The Director [1952409] Funding Source: National Science Foundation

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The low water solubility of fullerenes poses a challenge for their aqueous applications. The presence of iodide as a counterion in the synthesis practices complicates the photochemistry of cationic fullerene systems. Recent work reveals a potentiation effect when using photosensitizers to inactivate microorganisms with added potassium iodide, suggesting that iodide interferes with the photosensitization of singlet oxygen by cationic fulleropyrrolidinium ions and rose bengal.
Fullerene's low water solubility was a serious challenge to researchers aiming to harness their excellent photochemical properties for aqueous applications. Cationic functionalization of the fullerene cage provided the most effective approach to increase water solubility, but common synthesis practices inadvertently complicated the photochemistry of these systems by introducing iodide as a counterion. This problem was overlooked until recent work noted a potentiation effect which occurred when photosensitizers were used to inactivate microorganisms with added potassium iodide. In this work, several photochemical pathways were explored to determine the extent and underlying mechanisms of iodide's interference in the photosensitization of singlet oxygen by cationic fulleropyrrolidinium ions and rose bengal. Triplet excited state sensitizer lifetimes were measured via laser flash photolysis to probe the role of I- in triplet sensitizer quenching. Singlet oxygen production rates were compared across sensitizers in the presence or absence of I-, SO42-, and other anions. 3,5-Dimethy1-1H-pyrazole was employed as a chemical probe for iodine radical species, such as I center dot, but none were observed in the photochemical systems. Molecular iodine and triiodide, however, were found in significant quantities when photosensitizers were irradiated in the presence of I- and O-2. The formation of I-2 in these photochemical systems calls into question the interpretations of prior studies that used I- as a counterion for photosensitizer materials. As an example, MS2 bacteriophages were inactivated here by cationic fullerenes with and without I- present, showing that I- moderately accelerated the MS2 deactivation, likely by producing I-2(center dot). Production of I-2 did not appear to be directly correlated with estimates of O-1(2) concentration, suggesting that the relevant photochemical pathways are more complex than direct reactions between O-1(2) and I- in the bulk solution. On the basis of the results here, iodine photochemistry may be underappreciated and misunderstood in other environmental systems.

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