Photoproperties Of Naphthalocyanines

W. .E. Ford; P. A. Firey; J. R. Sounik; B. Rihter; M. E. Kenney; M. A.J. Rodgers

doi:10.1117/12.960191

17 March 1989 Photoproperties Of Naphthalocyanines

W. .E. Ford, P. A. Firey, J. R. Sounik, B. Rihter, M. E. Kenney, M. A.J. Rodgers

Proceedings Volume 0997, Advances in Photochemotherapy; (1989) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.960191
Event: O-E/Fiber LASE '88, 1988, Boston, MA, United States

Abstract

Naphthalocyanines are a new class of photodynamic sensitizers that strongly absorb far red light. Using silicon as the central metal atom in the tetrapyrrole ring provides two ligand sites that are perpendicular to the ring plane. These axial sites are thereby useful for synthetically attaching organic residues designed to convey specific solubility properties. Thus by attaching polyethylene glycol units, the resulting molecules show significant water solubility; attaching branched alkyl chains conveys useful lipid solubility.

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W. .E. Ford, P. A. Firey, J. R. Sounik, B. Rihter, M. E. Kenney, and M. A.J. Rodgers "Photoproperties Of Naphthalocyanines", Proc. SPIE 0997, Advances in Photochemotherapy, (17 March 1989); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.960191

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