Bacterichlorins possess a characteristic intense electronic absorption in the near-infrared
part of the electromagnetic radiation (NIR) from 700 nm up to 900 nm, where endogenous …

The development of rapid, selective, and sensitive fluorescent sensors is essential for
visualizing and quantifying biological molecules and processes in vitro, ex vitro, and in vivo …

Tetraphenyloporphyrin derivatives are a useful scaffold for developing new pharmaceuticals
for photodynamic therapy (PDT) and the photodiagnosis (PD) of cancer. We synthesized …

Light-based theranostics have become indispensable tools in the field of cancer
nanomedicine. Specifically, near infrared (NIR) light mediated imaging and therapy of …

The distinct features of chlorophylls in photosynthesis have led to the formation of numerous
derivatives for applications encompassing solar energy conversion, molecular photonics …

Anticancer therapies that combine both diagnostic and therapeutic capabilities hold
significant promise for enhancing treatment efficacy and patient outcomes. Among these …

We report an innovative approach to producing bacteriochlorins (bacs) via formal
cycloaddition by subjecting a porphyrin to a trimolecular reaction. Bacs are near-infrared …

A growing theme in chemistry is the joining of multiple organic molecular building blocks to
create functional molecules. Diverse derivatizable structures—here termed “scaffolds” …

Near-infrared (NIR) fluorescent semiconductor polymer dots (Pdots) have shown great
potential for fluorescence imaging due to their exceptional chemical and photophysical …

In photosynthetic light‐harvesting complexes, strong interaction between chromophores
enables efficient absorption of solar radiation and has been suggested to enable ultrafast …