Effects of EDTA Derivatives on the Photoreduction of Methyl Viologen by a Thiacarbocyanine Sensitizer in a Micellar Solution

The photoinduced reduction of Methyl Viologen (MV2+) by ethylenediaminetetraacetate (EDTA), 1,2-propanediamine-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetate (MeEDTA), and trans-1,2-cyclohexanediamine-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetate (CyDTA) was investigated by using 3,3′-dioctadecylthiacarbocyanine (C18–18+) as a sensitizer in a micellar solution of a nonionic surfactant, heptaethylene glycol monododecyl ether. The production rate of reduced Methyl Viologen (MV+·) decreased with the light-irradiation time, while the deceleration increased in the order of: CyDTA