Description
Nickel(II) phthalocyanine-tetrasulfonic acid tetrasodium salt is a vital compound used in the biomedical industry. It exhibits promising applications as a photosensitizer in photodynamic therapy, particularly for the treatment of cancerous tumors. Its unique chemical structure allows it to generate reactive oxygen species upon light activation, effectively eliminating cancer cells.
IUPAC Name
tetrasodium2,11,20,29,38,40-hexaza-37,39-diazanidanonacyclo[28.6.1.13,10.112,19.121,28.04,9.013,18.022,27.031,36]tetraconta-1,3(40),4(9),5,7,10,12,14,16,18,20,22(27),23,25,28(38),29,31(36),32,34-nonadecaene-6,15,24,34-tetrasulfonatenickel(2+)
InChI
InChI=1S/C32H16N8O12S4.4Na.Ni/c41-53(42,43)13-1-5-17-21(9-13)29-34-25(17)33-26-18-6-2-15(55(47,48)49)11-23(18)31(35-26)40-32-24-12-16(56(50,51)52)4-8-20(24)28(39-32)38-30-22-10-14(54(44,45)46)3-7-19(22)27(36-29)37-30/h1-12H,(H4-2,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49,50,51,52)/q-24*+1+2/p-4