Porphyrin sensitization of circularly polarised near-IR lanthanide luminescence: enhanced emission with nucleic acid binding

Andrew Beeby, Rachel S. Dickins, Simon FitzGerald, Linda J. Govenlock, David Parker, J. A. Gareth Williams, Christine L. Maupin, James P. Riehl, Giuliano Siligardi

Chemical Communications · 2000 · 157 citations · 8 references

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Abstract

A palladium porphyrin has been covalently linked to a chiral lanthanide complex and effectively sensitises near-IR emission from Nd and Yb; sensitisation is enhanced in the absence of oxygen and in the presence of a nucleic acid.

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