The synergistic action of a photosensitizer (PS), light, and oxygen is exploited in photodynamic therapy (PDT) to kill cancer cells with reduced side‐effects compared with traditional chemotherapeutic treatments. In this regard, new PSs are still necessary to improve the efficacy and the outcom...detailed
The reaction of PTCDA (perylene‐3,4,9,10‐tetracarboxylic dianhydride) with an alcohol, a bromoalkane, and an alkylamine in the presence of DBU in DMF yields imido‐diester‐substituted perylenes. The reaction is limited to polar alcohols such as propanol, but longer alkyl chains are efficientl...detailed