General Description

"(8-ethoxy-3,7-dimethyl-8-oxo-2,4,6-octatrienyl)triphenylphosphonium chloride" is a chemical compound with the molecular formula C33H35ClO2P. It is a phosphonium salt containing a triphenylphosphonium cation and a chloride anion. The compound has a long hydrophobic side chain and a positively charged phosphonium group, making it useful as a lipid-soluble cation for mitochondrial membrane potential probes in biological research. Additionally, it has potential applications as a photosensitizer in photodynamic therapy for cancer treatment due to its ability to generate reactive oxygen species when exposed to light. (8-ethoxy-3,7-dimethyl-8-oxo-2,4,6-octatrienyl)triphenylphosphonium chloride has also been used as a model molecule for studying the photophysical and photochemical properties of similar phosphonium salts.