Abstract

Bacteriopurpurin is a macrocyclic compound at the saturation level of bacteriochlorins that was specifically synthesized as a potential photosensitizer in photodynamic therapy. It exhibits a long-wavelength Qy absorption band at 843 nm, which is a necessary prerequisite for a deep tissue penetration. Magnetic resonance spectroscopic properties of bacteriopurpurin have been examined by fluorescence-detected magnetic resonance (FDMR) and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) in conjunction with molecular orbital calculations. The electronic structure of the radical cation state obtained by oxidation of bacteriopurpurin with iodine is mapped by the determination of isotropic proton hyperfine coupling constants from electron−nuclear double-resonance spectroscopy at 298 K. A tentative assignment of the couplings to the various proton positions in the molecule is achieved by comparison of the experimental values with simulated ones based on semiempirical intermediate neglect of differential overlap calculations...

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