Fullerene-C60, a representative of carbon nanocompounds, is suggested to be promising agent for application in photodynamic therapy due to its unique physicochemical properties. Fullerene-C60 probes the intramolecular dynamics of its electron and energy transfer^[1].

High affinity of fullerene core for electron donors determines its ability to be a scavenger of free radicals. On the other hand, C60 molecule is able to absorb effectively UV and visible light with further transition to the first singlet excited state, then to a long-lived triplet excited state and subsequent energy transfer to molecular oxygen-yielding singlet oxygen with quantum yield close to 100%^[1].

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Solid

C₆₀

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Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere.

H₂O :< 0.1 mg/mL (ultrasonic)(insoluble)

DMSO :< 1 mg/mL (ultrasonic)(insoluble or slightly soluble)