CO release from Mn(i)-based photoCORMs with single photons in the phototherapeutic region†
Abstract
Both the instrumentation required for two photon excitation (TPE) and tissue damage possibility by high intensity laser lights could impede TPE-induced CO delivery in hospital settings. Herein we report two Mn(I)-based photoCORMs with a fac-{Mn(CO)3} moiety that exhibit facile CO release upon simple exposure to light within the phototherapeutic region (no TPE required).