Title

Singlet oxygen quantum yield determination for a fluorene-based two-photon photosensitizer

Authors

Authors

K. D. Belfield; M. V. Bondar;O. V. Przhonska

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Abbreviated Journal Title

J. Fluoresc.

Keywords

singlet oxygen; photosensitizer; two-photon; fluorene; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; TRIPLET-STATES; PHOTOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; MOLECULAR-OXYGEN; CHARGE-TRANSFER; DERIVATIVES; GENERATION; SENSITIZERS; ABSORPTION; SOLVENTS; Biochemical Research Methods; Chemistry, Analytical; Chemistry, Physical

Abstract

The quantum yield, Phi(Delta), of singlet oxygen generation under two-photon excitation has been determined for a fluorene derivative. A photochemical method was developed using 1,3-diphenylisobenzofuran ( DPBF), a chemical quencher of O-1(2), and 2-(9,9-didecyl-7-nitrofluoren-2-yl) benzothiazole ( 1) as a two-photon photosensitizer ( PS). The photochemical kinetics of the quencher was measured by two different fluorescence methods. Fluorene 1 exhibited relatively high singlet oxygen quantum yield, Phi(Delta) approximate to 0.4 +/- 0.1, and had a two-photon absorption cross-section of 28 +/- 5 GM. Thus, 1 may have potential for use as a two-photon PS in the near-IR spectral region for biomedical applications.

Journal Title

Journal of Fluorescence

Volume

16

Issue/Number

1

Publication Date

1-1-2006

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

111

Last Page

117

WOS Identifier

WOS:000236646200016

ISSN

1053-0509

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