Core-shell materials bearing iron(ii) carbonyl units and their CO-release via an upconversion process.

J Mater Chem B

College of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Nonferrous Materials (Ministry of Education), Collaborative Innovation Center for Exploration of Hidden Nonferrous Metal Deposits and Development of New Materials in Guangxi, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, Guangxi 514000, China.

Published: November 2017

CO-release induced by near infrared (NIR) light, to which body tissues are relatively transparent, from photoactive CO-releasing molecules (PhotoCORMs) has great significance in exploring the clinical potential of CO. In this work, a novel upconversion nanoparticle-based nanoplatform, UCNPs@SiO-CORMs, has been developed using a one-pot reaction. The materials liberate CO under the irradiation of NIR light. TEM images of the materials showed that this nanoplatform consisted of a core-shell structure. On the surface were incorporated thiol groups through which mono-iron(ii) carbonyl units, "Fe(η-Cp)(CO)" were successfully anchored by a ligand exchange reaction between [Fe(η-Cp)(CO)I] (1) and the thiol groups. The core of the materials consists of β-NaYF:Yb/Er upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs). Strong emission bands around 530 and 550 nm from the materials upon irradiation by NIR fall into the broad band of the electronic spectrum of the materials. Consequently, the constructed nanoplatform steadily released CO upon irradiation with a 980 nm laser (1 W cm). Kinetic analysis suggests that CO-release from UCNPs@SiO-CORMs in DMSO/DO media fits a zero-order reaction model. Assessment of the cytotoxicity of UCNPs@SiO-CORMs indicated that they showed excellent biocompatibility and no significant photo-toxicity.

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