Rational Design of Modified Oxobacteriochlorins as Potential Photodynamic Therapy Photosensitizers.
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ABSTRACT: The modulation of the photophysical properties of a series of recently synthetized oxobacteriochlorins with the introduction of heavy atoms in the macrocycles, was investigated at density functional level of theory and by means of the time-dependent TDDFT formulation. Absorption frequencies, singlet-triplet energy gaps and spin-orbit coupling (SOC) constants values were computed for all the investigated compounds. Results show how the sulfur- selenium- and iodine-substituted compounds possess improved properties that make them suitable for application in photodynamic therapy (PDT).
SUBMITTER: Alberto ME
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6514987 | biostudies-literature |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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