Boron-containing tetrapyrroles

Authors

ŞENNUR ÖZÇELİK
AHMET GÜL

DOI

10.3906/kim-1405-20

Abstract

The recent advances in the synthesis of carborane and boronic ester-substituted tetrapyrroles (porphyrins, porphyrazines, and phthalocyanines) are reviewed together with their possible utilization as agents for photodynamic therapy (PDT) and boron neutron capture therapy of cancer (BNCT) as well as dual PDT/BNCT sensitizers.

Keywords

Porphyrins, porphyrazines, phthalocyanines, polyhedral boranes, carborane, boronic acid, boron neutron capture therapy, photodynamic therapy

First Page

950

Last Page

979

Recommended Citation

ÖZÇELİK, ŞENNUR and GÜL, AHMET (2014) "Boron-containing tetrapyrroles," Turkish Journal of Chemistry: Vol. 38: No. 6, Article 3. https://doi.org/10.3906/kim-1405-20
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/chem/vol38/iss6/3