2D amphiphilic organoplatinum(ii) metallacycles: their syntheses, self-assembly in water and potential application in photodynamic therapy.

Two 2D amphiphilic organoplatinum(ii) metallacycles with a porphyrin unit as the core and hydrophilic glycol units as the tail were designed and fabricated successfully through a new method called "coordination-driven self-assembly". They can self-assemble into micelles in water and have potential applications in photodynamic therapy.