A therapeutically viable photo-activated manganese-based CO-releasing molecule (photo-CO-RM)

A new class of photochemically-activated CO-releasing molecule (photo-CO-RM), based on a Mn(CO)(4)(C^N) system, is reported in this study. Three CO molecules are released per CO-RM molecule. Complex 3 is a fast releaser, thermally stable in the dark and a viable therapeutic agent.