Near-Infrared Light Activatable Iridium(III) Complexes for Synergistic Photodynamic and Photochemotherapy

NIR activatable, self-degradable iridium( iii )–dithiocarbamate–cyanine complexes were synthesized. They act as type I and type II PDT agent at ultra-low-power irradiation and at high laser power, they exhibited photoactivated chemotherapy (PACT).