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Synthesis, Characterization and Photobiological Studies of Ru(II) Dyads Derived from ?-Oligothiophene Derivatives of 1,10-Phenanthroline.


ABSTRACT: Three new bis(2,2'-bipyridine)-heteroleptic Ru(II) dyads incorporating thienyl groups (n = 1-3, compounds 1, 2 and 3, respectively) appended to 1,10-phenanthroline were synthesized and characterized to investigate the impact of n on the photophysical and photobiological properties within the series. All three complexes showed unstructured emission near 618 nm from a triplet metal-to-ligand charge transfer (3 MLCT) state with a lifetime (?em ) of approximately 1 ?s. Transient absorption measurements revealed an additional excited state that was nonemissive and long-lived (?TA  = 43 ?s for 2 and 27 ?s for 3), assigned as a triplet intraligand (3 IL) state that was accessible only in 2 and 3. All three complexes were strong singlet oxygen (1 O2 ) sensitizers, with quantum yields (?? ) for 2 and 3 being the largest (74-78%), and all three were photocytotoxic to cancer cells with visible light activation in the order: 3 > 2 > 1. Cell-free DNA photodamage followed the same trend, where potency increased with decreasing 3 IL energy. Compounds 2 and 3 also showed in vitro photobiological effects with red light (625 nm), where their molar absorptivities were <100 m-1  cm-1 . These findings highlight that Ru(II) dyads derived from ?-oligothiophenes directly appended to 1,10-phenanthroline-namely 2 and 3-possess low-lying 3 IL states that are highly photosensitizing, and they may therefore be of interest for photobiological applications such as photodynamic therapy (PDT).

SUBMITTER: Monro S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6347502 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Synthesis, Characterization and Photobiological Studies of Ru(II) Dyads Derived from α-Oligothiophene Derivatives of 1,10-Phenanthroline.

Monro Susan S   Cameron Colin G CG   Zhu Xiaolin X   Colón Katsuya L KL   Yin Huimin H   Sainuddin Tariq T   Hetu Marc M   Pinto Mitch M   Fuller Anderson A   Bennett Leah L   Roque John J   Sun Wenfang W   McFarland Sherri A SA  

Photochemistry and photobiology 20181027 1


Three new bis(2,2'-bipyridine)-heteroleptic Ru(II) dyads incorporating thienyl groups (n = 1-3, compounds 1, 2 and 3, respectively) appended to 1,10-phenanthroline were synthesized and characterized to investigate the impact of n on the photophysical and photobiological properties within the series. All three complexes showed unstructured emission near 618 nm from a triplet metal-to-ligand charge transfer (<sup>3</sup> MLCT) state with a lifetime (τ<sub>em</sub> ) of approximately 1 μs. Transien  ...[more]

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