New porphyrin-based dendrimers with alkene linked fluorenyl antennae for optics

Dandan Yao (1) , Xiang-Hua Zhang (1) , Seifallah Abid (2) , Limiao Shi (1) , Mireille Blanchard-Desce (3) , Olivier Mongin (1) , Frédéric Paul (1) , Christine O. Paul-Roth (1)

1 ISCR - Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes
2 Université de Carthage - University of Carthage
3 ISM - Institut des Sciences Moléculaires

The design of porphyrin-based dendrimers featuring conjugated dendrons via alkene spacers herein demonstrates their important role in determining linear optical properties, as well as two-photon absorption (PA) and singlet oxygen photosensitising properties. Improvement in these properties compared to those observed for their analogous alkyne spacers makes these molecules appealing for combined 2-photon-based photodynamic therapy (PDT) and imaging.

Domains: Chemical Sciences

Dandan Yao, Xiang-Hua Zhang, Seifallah Abid, Limiao Shi, Mireille Blanchard-Desce, et al.. New porphyrin-based dendrimers with alkene linked fluorenyl antennae for optics. New Journal of Chemistry, 2018, 42 (1), pp.395-401. ⟨10.1039/c7nj03522e⟩. ⟨hal-01685694⟩