Azadipyrromethenes (ADPM) is a class of

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s used experimentally as

photosensitizers Photosensitizers are light absorbers that alter the course of a photochemical reaction. They usually are catalysts. They can function by many mechanisms; sometimes they abstract an electron from the substrate, and sometimes they abstract a hydro ...

for

photodynamic therapy Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a form of phototherapy involving light and a photosensitizing chemical substance used in conjunction with molecular oxygen to elicit cell death ( phototoxicity). PDT is used in treating acne, wet age-related macula ...

. Some derivatives can usefully absorb in the

near-infrared Infrared (IR; sometimes called infrared light) is electromagnetic radiation (EMR) with wavelengths longer than that of visible light but shorter than microwaves. The infrared spectral band begins with the waves that are just longer than those of ...

. It has also been demonstrated that supramolecular coordination of an anion can switch-off the photosensitising ability of azadipyrromethene derivatives, which could improve the selectivity of photodynamic therapy agents.

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Dyes 4-Methoxyphenyl compounds Organobromides Boron–nitrogen compounds Fluorides Pyrroles {{Ether-stub

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