Twisted BODIPY derivative: intersystem crossing, electron spin polarization and application as a novel photodynamic therapy reagent
Yu Dong, Prashant Kumar, Partha Maity, Ivan V. Kurganskii, Shujing Li, Ayhan Elmalı, Jianzhang Zhao, Daniel Escudero, Huijian Wu, Ahmet Karatay, Omar F. Mohammed, Matvey V. Fedin
Abstract
= 78.5 μM) were observed for the twisted BODIPY, and thus the cellular studies demonstrate its potential as a novel potent heavy atom-free photodynamic therapy (PDT) agent.
Topics & Concepts
Intersystem crossingBODIPYDelocalized electronPhotochemistryQuantum yieldTriplet stateReagentChemistryElectronPhotodynamic therapySinglet stateAtomic physicsFluorescencePhysicsExcited stateMoleculePhysical chemistryQuantum mechanicsOrganic chemistryLuminescence and Fluorescent MaterialsNanoplatforms for cancer theranosticsPorphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry