Silicon phthalocyanines: synthesis and resurgent applications

K Mitra, MCT Hartman - Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The intense far-red absorption and emission features have made silicon phthalocyanines
(SiPcs) distinct from the structurally related porphyrin analogues. Unlike most other …

Porphyrin silanes

JE Pia, BA Hussein, V Skrypai, O Sarycheva… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2021 - Elsevier
Porphyrin silanes (PorSils) are a unique class of metalloporphyrins that contain a
hexacoordinate silicon center. This review chronicles the comprehensive body of research …

Photoinduced thermal polymerization reactions

AH Bonardi, F Bonardi, F Morlet-Savary… - …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The combination of thermally induced and photoinduced free radical polymerization of
(meth) acrylic monomers has only been scarcely presented in the literature. In this study, a …

Thermodynamic Property–Performance Relationships in Silicon Phthalocyanine-Based Organic Photovoltaics

MC Vebber, NA Rice, JL Brusso… - ACS Applied Energy …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Axially substituted silicon phthalocyanines [(R3SiO) 2-SiPc] have recently emerged as
promising alternatives to fullerenes in organic photovoltaics (OPVs), with advances in both …

A hypoxia responsive silicon phthalocyanine containing naphthquinone axial ligands for photodynamic therapy activity

N Nwahara, G Abrahams, J Mack, E Prinsloo… - Journal of Inorganic …, 2023 - Elsevier
A liposome loaded‑silicon (IV) phthalocyanine (SiPc) containing naphthoquinone axial
ligands as hypoxia-responsive a prodrug-like moieties (Prodrug-SiPc), is herein reported …

From P‐type to N‐type: Peripheral fluorination of axially substituted silicon phthalocyanines enables fine tuning of charge transport

MC Vebber, B King, C French… - … Canadian Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Silicon phthalocyanines (R2‐SiPcs) are a family of promising tunable materials for
organic electronic applications. We report the chemistry of the synthesis of axially substituted …

Dual singlet oxygen and nitric oxide-releasing silicon phthalocyanine for augmented photodynamic therapy

N Nwahara, M Motaung, G Abrahams, P Mashazi… - Materials Today …, 2022 - Elsevier
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a promising non-invasive cancer treatment modality.
However, the oxygen dependence of PDT greatly limits its efficacy. This work reports on the …

Phthalocyanine photosensitizers with bathochromic shift, of suitable brightness, capable of producing singlet oxygen with effective efficiency

M Pişkin - Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract In this study, novel 3-(2, 3-dimethoxyphenoxy) phthalonitrile 2 and its non-
peripheral tetra-2, 3-dimethoxyphenoxy substituted metal-free phthalocyanine 3 compounds …

Near-infrared benzodiazoles as small molecule environmentally-sensitive fluorophores

F De Moliner, I Biazruchka, K Konsewicz… - Frontiers of Chemical …, 2022 - Springer
The development of fluorophores emitting in the near-infrared spectral window has gained
increased attention given their suitable features for biological imaging. In this work, we have …

Photodegradation of tetracycline by asymmetrical zinc (II) phthalocyanines conjugated to cobalt tungstate nanoparticles

S Mgidlana, P Sen, T Nyokong - Journal of Molecular Structure, 2022 - Elsevier
This work focused on syntheses of novel asymmetrically tetra substituted Zn
phthalocyanines (ZnPc) each containing a single carboxyl group, with the other substituents …