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Synthetic, Structural, and Spectroscopic Studies of Bis(porphyrinzinc) Complexes Linked by Two‐Atom Conjugating Bridges (Eur. J. Org. Chem. 13/2015)
Author(s) -
Harper Shan R.,
Pfrunder Michael C.,
Esdaile Louisa J.,
Jensen Paul,
McMurtrie John C.,
Arnold Dennis P.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
european journal of organic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.825
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1099-0690
pISSN - 1434-193X
DOI - 10.1002/ejoc.201590033
Subject(s) - chemistry , chromophore , porphyrin , covalent bond , photochemistry , absorption (acoustics) , imine , organic chemistry , materials science , catalysis , composite material
The cover picture shows one of a set of four diporphyrins linked by two‐atom covalent bridges joining the meso positions. The background represents a rainforest, reminding us of the fundamental role of porphyrinoid pigments in solar energy harvesting on Earth. Our compounds were designed to explore how these connectors (ethene, ethyne, imine and azo), modify the ground‐state light absorption properties of the porphyrin chromophore. Although not directly relevant to photosynthesis research, control of the light absorption profiles of intensely colored pigments such as these is vital to fields such as organic photovoltaics and optical communication. Details are discussed in the article by D. P. Arnold et al. on 2807 ff .