The invention relates to the technical field of
rhodamine derivatives, and particularly discloses a
selenium-containing
rhodamine derivative and application thereof. The
rhodamine derivative containing
selenium heavy atoms is innovatively provided, and the visible light absorption
wavelength of the
rhodamine derivative is close to a near-
infrared region of 700 NM, so that the
rhodamine derivative can penetrate through deeper tissue parts for deep treatment; meanwhile, the
rhodamine derivative containing the
selenium heavy atoms also shows a high
triplet state conversion rate, and can efficiently generate
active oxygen species under an illumination excitation condition, so that the killing effect on
cancer cells and
cancer tissues is enhanced. Compared with the prior art, the rhodamine derivative containing the selenium heavy atoms can realize efficient removal of
cancer cells and cancer tissues by only needing nanomole-level concentration, so that the treatment efficiency is remarkably improved, and the
drug use dosage is reduced; meanwhile, the preparation process of the rhodamine derivative is simple and easy to implement, high synthesis yield can be obtained, and the rhodamine derivative is more suitable for large-scale and low-cost production and application.