Issue 9, 2024

BODIPY-cucurbituril complexes: supramolecular approach toward improvement of photodynamic activity

Abstract

The host–guest interaction of cucurbit[7]uril with lipophilic BODIPYs decreases their aggregation in water and improves the photophysical properties. Phototoxicity of the complex with one CB[7] moiety increased up to seven times compared to that of the free photosensitizer. This supramolecular interaction is an efficient approach to increasing the photodynamic activity of BODIPY photosensitizers.

Graphical abstract: BODIPY-cucurbituril complexes: supramolecular approach toward improvement of photodynamic activity

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
22 Dec 2023
Accepted
09 Mar 2024
First published
12 Mar 2024
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Mater. Adv., 2024,5, 3915-3920

BODIPY-cucurbituril complexes: supramolecular approach toward improvement of photodynamic activity

J. Demuth, R. Kaushik, M. Kozlikova, C. Rando, M. Machacek, V. Novakova, V. Šindelář and P. Zimcik, Mater. Adv., 2024, 5, 3915 DOI: 10.1039/D3MA01164J

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