Conversion of endohedral 133Xe-fullerene to endohedral 133Xe-fullerenol to be used in nuclear medicine

Hydrophilic endohedral 133Xe-fullerenols, [133Xe@C60(OH)xand 133Xe@C70(OH)x], were synthesized from hydrophobic endohedral 133Xe-fullerenes. The yield of endohedral 133Xe-fullerenols extracted in water was about 40% and 23% for C60and C70, respectively. The products stored in 0.9% NaCl solution at 20 °C were stable enough to be used in nuclear medicine.