Fullerene C60 in Aqueous Medium

The aqueous solution of C60 was investigated by electrochemical and spectroscopis methods such as UV-Vis, Raman, FTIR and AFM techniques. The association constants of fullerene-gamma-cyclodextrin complex and ,ethanofullerene conjugates with beta-cyclodextrins in aqueous solution were evaluated from the shifts of the formal redox potential of complexed and uncomplexed fullerene. The most suitable techniques for electrochemical characterization of fullerene derivatives proved to be the low-frequency phase-sensitive AC polarography and the steady-state voltammetry