We herein present the first instance of employing [C70] fullerene for photocatalytic 1O2
production in water, through covalent immobilization onto a mesoporous silica support via
nucelophilic amine addition directly to fullerene's cage. This attachment approach prevents
the aggregation of individual fullerene molecules in water, thus allowing fullerene to retain
its photoactivity, yet is much less complex than other techniques commonly pursued to
create such supported-fullerene materials, which typically rely on water-soluble fullerene …