biostudies-literatureHoshi KJapan Society for the Promotion of Science26403-26407https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9037477biostudies-literatureUnknown11(42)We have synthesized a cyan fluorescent boron complex based on a tridentate imidazo[1,5-<i>a</i>]pyridine ligand. The boron complex was found to have potential applications as not only a chiroptical material but also a heavy-atom-free mitochondria-targeted photosensitizer for cancer treatment.RSC advancesTwo-photon excitable boron complex based on tridentate imidazo[1,5-<i>a</i>]pyridine ligand for heavy-atom-free mitochondria-targeted photodynamic therapy.PMC903747720H0276719K20691Yagishita FItaya MTahara KFurube AYasui TKatayama TMinagawa KMatsumoto AMinamikawa THoshi KHase ENagamune HYoshida YTabata AImada YfalseTwo-photon excitable boron complex based on tridentate imidazo[1,5-<i>a</i>]pyridine ligand for heavy-atom-free mitochondria-targeted photodynamic therapy.We have synthesized a cyan fluorescent boron complex based on a tridentate imidazo[1,5-<i>a</i>]pyridine ligand. The boron complex was found to have potential applications as not only a chiroptical material but also a heavy-atom-free mitochondria-targeted photosensitizer for cancer treatment.2021-01-01T00:00:00Z2021 Jul2025-04-05T11:05:40.388Z2025-04-05T11:05:40.388ZS-EPMC90374773547944010.1039/d1ra05059a