Acetylene bridged porphyrin-monophthalocyaninato ytterbium(iii) hybrids with strong two-photon absorption and high singlet oxygen quantum yield

Hanzhong Ke*, Wenbin Li, Tao Zhang, Xunjin ZHU, Hoi Lam TAM, Anxin Hou, Daniel W J KWONG, Rick W K WONG

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Abstract

Several acetylene bridged porphyrin-monophthalocyaninato ytterbium(iii) hybrids, PZn-PcYb, PH 2-PcYb and PPd-PcYb, have been prepared and characterized by 1H and 31P NMR, mass spectrometry, and UV-vis spectroscopy. Their photophysical and photochemical properties, especially the relative singlet oxygen ( 1O 2) quantum yields and the two-photon absorption cross-section (σ 2), were investigated. These three newly synthesized compounds exhibited very large σ 2 values and substantial 1O 2 quantum yields upon photo-excitation, making them potential candidates as one- and two-photon photodynamic therapeutic agents.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4536-4543
Number of pages8
JournalDalton Transactions
Volume41
Issue number15
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 Apr 2012

Scopus Subject Areas

  • Inorganic Chemistry

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