Formulations of the tin etiopurpurin (SnET2) have been observed to undergo a spectral change on storage in dimethylformamide solution. This results in an alteration in the action spectrum, with enhanced photodynamic activity at lower wavelengths and decreased activity at 660 nm. On the basis of structural considerations, a reduced analog of SnET2 was prepared with an absorbance maximum at 640 nm. Formation of this product, termed SnET2H2 relieves steric strain inherent in the parent molecule. Nuclear magnetic resonance, spectral and photodynamic data are consistent with the formation of SnET2H2 during SnET2 storage. Slight modifications in the original synthesis are also reported, resulting in improved yields of intermediate products.
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1 January 2005
Stability of Tin Etiopurpurin
Cyril Poriel,
David Kessel,
M. Graça H. Vicente
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Photochemistry and Photobiology
Vol. 81 • No. 1
January 2005
Vol. 81 • No. 1
January 2005