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Excited-State Dynamics of a Two-Photon-Activatable Ruthenium Prodrug.

ABSTRACT: We present a new approach to investigate how the photodynamics of an octahedral ruthenium(II) complex activated through two-photon absorption (TPA) differ from the equivalent complex activated through one-photon absorption (OPA). We photoactivated a Ru(II) polypyridyl complex containing bioactive monodentate ligands in the photodynamic therapy window (620-1000?nm) by using TPA and used transient UV/Vis absorption spectroscopy to elucidate its reaction pathways. Density functional calculations allowed us to identify the nature of the initially populated states and kinetic analysis recovers a photoactivation lifetime of approximately 100?ps. The dynamics displayed following TPA or OPA are identical, showing that TPA prodrug design may use knowledge gathered from the more numerous and easily conducted OPA studies.

SUBMITTER: Greenough SE

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4797363 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Excited-State Dynamics of a Two-Photon-Activatable Ruthenium Prodrug.

Greenough Simon E SE Horbury Michael D MD Smith Nichola A NA Sadler Peter J PJ Paterson Martin J MJ Stavros Vasilios G VG

Chemphyschem : a European journal of chemical physics and physical chemistry 20160106 2

We present a new approach to investigate how the photodynamics of an octahedral ruthenium(II) complex activated through two-photon absorption (TPA) differ from the equivalent complex activated through one-photon absorption (OPA). We photoactivated a Ru(II) polypyridyl complex containing bioactive monodentate ligands in the photodynamic therapy window (620-1000 nm) by using TPA and used transient UV/Vis absorption spectroscopy to elucidate its reaction pathways. Density functional calculations al ...[more]

PMID: 26632426

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Excited-State Dynamics of a Two-Photon-Activatable Ruthenium Prodrug.

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Excited-State Dynamics of a Two-Photon-Activatable Ruthenium Prodrug.

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