Heavy-atom-free triplet benzothiophene-fused BODIPY derivatives for lipid droplet-specific biomaging and photodynamic therapy

Chem. Commun., 2024, 60,9809-9812 DOI: 10.1039/D4CC02551B, Communication Weibin Bu, Changjiang Yu, Yingxiu Man, Jiazhu Li, Qinghua Wu, Shuangying Gui, Yaxiong Wei, Lijuan Jiao, Erhong Hao Novel benzothieno-fused 4-methyloxystyryl-BODIPY photosensitizers named BSBDP were developed, exhibiting high ROS efficiency, for fluorescence and imaging-guided photodynamic therapy.