A study on photophysical and photodynamic properties of donor–acceptor BODIPY complexes: Correlation between singlet oxygen quantum yield and singlet-triplet energy gap

Jae Moon Lee, Seongsoo Kang, Tae Gyu Hwang, Hong Mo Kim, Woo Sung Lee, Dongho Kim, Jae Pil Kim

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

7 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Donor–acceptor (D–A) triplet photosensitizers have gained considerable attention in the field of photodynamic therapy. While numerous studies have been conducted on these photosensitizers, their energy transfer mechanism has not been completely elucidated. Herein, we prepared BODIPY-based D–A complexes (AM2–4) to investigate their photophysical and solvatochromic properties. In addition, the hypothesis that a decrease in the singlet and triplet energy gap (ΔEST) can increase the intersystem crossing rate and singlet oxygen quantum yield (SOQY) was investigated. Moreover, by designing the experiments under more controlled conditions than those reported in previous studies, we obtained more accurate data. AM2–4 materials with the charge-transfer (CT) character exhibited higher SOQY (0.32–0.44) than AM1 without the CT character. Besides, as the electron-accepting power of the photosensitizers increased, ΔEST between the first singlet excited state and triplet excited state decreased, resulting in an increased SOQY. This study elucidates the molecular mechanism of D–A triplet photosensitizers and contributes to the development of efficient photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy.

Original languageEnglish
Article number109051
JournalDyes and Pigments
Volume187
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021 Mar

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was supported by Korea Institute of Planning and Evaluation for Technology in Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (IPET) through Advanced Production Technology Development Program, funded by Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) [117017]. The authors thank H.-N.Bae of the National Center for Inter-university Research Facilities for assistance with the NMR experiments. We would like to thank Editage (www.editage.co.kr) for English language editing.

Funding Information:
This work was supported by Korea Institute of Planning and Evaluation for Technology in Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (IPET) through Advanced Production Technology Development Program, funded by Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) [ 117017 ]. The authors thank H.-N.Bae of the National Center for Inter-university Research Facilities for assistance with the NMR experiments. We would like to thank Editage ( www.editage.co.kr ) for English language editing.

Publisher Copyright:
© 2020

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Chemical Engineering(all)
  • Process Chemistry and Technology

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'A study on photophysical and photodynamic properties of donor–acceptor BODIPY complexes: Correlation between singlet oxygen quantum yield and singlet-triplet energy gap'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this