Chlorophylls make Earth green, are the central constituents in the engine of photosynthesis,
and not surprisingly have garnered immense attention. A chlorin, the core chromophore of a …

Early cancer detection and perfect understanding of the disease are imperative toward
efficient treatments. It is straightforward that, for choosing a specific cancer treatment …

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is an established anticancer treatment that combines the use
of a photosensitiser (PS) and a light source of a specific wavelength for the generation of …

Porphyrins are fully unsaturated tetrapyrrolic macrocycles linked by methylene carbons. The
chemical and physical properties of porphyrins are mainly determined by the presence of a …

Novel near-infrared luminescent compounds based on platinum (II) 4, 5, 6, 7-
tetrahydropyrazolo [1, 5-a] pyridine-fused chlorins are described. These compounds have …

The synthesis of mono-and bis-chromene-annulated meso-(pentafluorophenyl) chlorins
from meso-tetrakis (pentafluorophenyl) porphyrins by an OsO4-mediated dihydroxylation …

The discovery of Pt-chlorin-type theranostic agents is described. Luminescent Pt (II) 4, 5, 6, 7-
tetrahydropyrazolo [1, 5-a] pyridine-fused chlorins, with different degrees of hydrophilicity …

The synthesis, photophysical behaviour and photosensitization ability of novel 4, 5, 6, 7-
tetrahydropyrazolo [1, 5-a] pyridine-fused 5, 15-diphenylchlorins against melanoma cells are …

Synthetic methodologies leading to porphyrinoids conjugated to pyridyl/pyridinium units are
of longstanding interest in view of the possible application of the obtained derivatives in …

The future of photodynamic therapy (PDT) as a promising cancer treatment relies on the
development of new selective and effective photosensitizers (PS) with improved …