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Self‐Assembly of Pentameric Porphyrin Light‐Harvesting Antennae Complexes
Author(s) -
Haycock Richard A.,
Yartsev Arkady,
Michelsen Ulrike,
Sundström Villy,
Hunter Christopher A.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/1521-3773(20001016)39:20<3616::aid-anie3616>3.0.co;2-w
Subject(s) - porphyrin , pentamer , supramolecular chemistry , pyridine , photochemistry , zinc , free base , picosecond , chemistry , crystallography , crystal structure , organic chemistry , physics , optics , biochemistry , laser , salt (chemistry)
Three molecular components self‐assemble through zinc–pyridine coordination interactions to form a stable porphyrin pentamer (see picture). In this supramolecular complex energy absorbed by the outer zinc porphyrins is transferred to a central free‐base porphyrin in 500 picoseconds.