Chemistry at the porphyrin periphery

The objective of this work was to synthesize novel aromatic compounds based on tetraphenylporphyrins. These compounds are potential photosensitizers for use in photodynamic therapy. Several approaches were employed towards this goal. Numerous tetraphenylporphyrins possessing a variety of substitu...

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Main Author: MacAlpine, Jill
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/10944