Front Cover: EPR Characterisation of Phthalocyanine Radical Anions in Near‐Infrared Photocleavage of the Hydrophilic Axial Ligand of a Photoimmunotherapeutic Reagent, IR700 (ChemPhotoChem 1/2022)

Abstract

The Front Cover depicts the formation mechanism of photo-induced cytotoxic aggregation through two-step cleavage reactions of the hydrophilic axial ligands of the silicon phthalocyanine derivative IR700 in photoimmunotherapy. More information can be found in the Article by Osamu Inanami, Wakako Hiraoka, Mikako Ogawa and co-workers.