Monophenylboryl aza-BODIPY with free rotation of the B-phenyl group for enhanced photothermal conversion.

Yiming ZhangSicheng LiJie WangDongxiang ZhangMeiheng LvYue ShenZhang-Run Xu Jianjun Du Xin-Dong Jiang

Published in: Journal of materials chemistry. B (2024)

Owing to the efficient non-radiative relaxation by the free rotation of the B-phenyl moiety, monophenyl substituted aza-BODIPY on the boron centre with near-infrared absorption has high photothermal conversion efficiency, which is highly desirable for a photothermal therapy agent.

Keyphrases

photodynamic therapy
fluorescent probe
cancer therapy
living cells
drug delivery
drug release
molecular docking