Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2013, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (7): 1640.doi: 10.7503/cjcu20130283

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Network Gold Nanoparticle Aggregates Mediated by C60

LI Liang1,2, ZHANG Heng-Yi1, ZHAO Jin1, LIU Yu1   

  1. 1. State Key Laboratory of Elemento-organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China;
    2. School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai 201418, China
  • Received:2013-03-26 Online:2013-07-10 Published:2013-06-21
  • Contact: Liu Yu E-mail:yuliu@nankai.edu.cn

Abstract:

Metal nanoassemblies have attracted considerable attention in the fields of nanotechnology and biotechnology, due to their unique chemical/optical, electronic and magnetic properties. The "Click chemistry" reaction of permethyl-β-cyclodextrin with porphyrin units led to the formation of a new asymmetric cyclodextrin-modified porphyrin derivative, which was characterized by 1H NMR spectroscopy and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry(ESI-MS). After reaction of the derivative with chloroauric acid, the water-soluble gold nanoparticles(AuNPs) were obtained. The average particle size of AuNPs determined via transmission electron microscopy(TEM) was (5.0±0.8) nm. Then upon interaction with C60, the network aggregates were formed, and their structures were confirmed by UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy and TEM. The results showed that the fullerenes acted as a sort of "molecular glue", leading to the formation of soluble network aggregates, which may provide a new potential application in bioactive nanoscale materials.

Key words: Cyclodextrin, Porphyrin, Gold nanoparticle, C60

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