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Porphyrin Dimers Bridged by an Electrochemically Switchable Unit
Author(s) -
Mai ChiLun,
Huang YiLin,
Lee GeneHsiang,
Peng ShieMing,
Yeh ChenYu
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.200800517
Subject(s) - porphyrin , hydroquinone , quinone , electrochemistry , molecule , bridge (graph theory) , palladium , chemistry , combinatorial chemistry , molecular wire , photochemistry , polymer chemistry , materials science , nanotechnology , stereochemistry , catalysis , organic chemistry , electrode , medicine
Molecular switch : Porphyrin dimers incorporating a quinone or hydroquinone unit as the bridge have been synthesized by palladium‐catalyzed cross‐coupling reactions. Their electronic absorptions and electrochemistry show that this type of molecules acts as a switchable molecular wire (see scheme).