Rational Design of Cyclometalated Iridium(III) Complexes for Three-Photon Phosphorescence Bioimaging

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Compared to 2PE (two-photon excitation) microscopy, 3PE microscopy has superior spatial resolution, deeper tissue penetration, and less defocused interference. The design of suitable agents with a large Stokes shift, good three-photon absorption (3PA), subcellular targeting, and fluorescence lifetime imaging (FLIM) properties, is challenging. Now, two IrIII complexes (3PAIr1 and 3PAIr2) were developed as efficient three-photon phosphorescence (3PP) agents. Calculations reveal that the introduction of a new group to the molecular scaffold confers a quadruple promotion in three-photon transition probability. Confocal and lifetime imaging of mitochondria using IrIII complexes as 3PP agents is shown. The complexes exhibit low working concentration (50 nm), fast uptake (5 min), and low threshold for three-photon excitation power (0.5 mW at 980 nm). The impressive tissue penetration depth (ca. 450 μm) allowed the 3D imaging and reconstruction of brain vasculature from a living specimen.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:59

Enthalten in:

Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) - 59(2020), 37 vom: 07. Sept., Seite 15987-15991

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Jin, Chengzhi [VerfasserIn]
Liang, Fengyin [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Jinquan [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Lili [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Jiangping [VerfasserIn]
Liao, Xinxing [VerfasserIn]
Rees, Thomas W [VerfasserIn]
Yuan, Bo [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Hui [VerfasserIn]
Shen, Yong [VerfasserIn]
Pei, Zhong [VerfasserIn]
Ji, Liangnian [VerfasserIn]
Chao, Hui [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

44448S9773
Bioimaging
Bioinorganic chemistry
Coordination Complexes
Inorganic photochemistry
Iridium
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Three-photon excitation

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Date Completed 29.03.2021

Date Revised 29.03.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/anie.202006964

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM310535468