Long-lived charge separation in a donor–acceptor dyad adsorbed in mesoporous MCM-41

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Vinoda Kuchi, Anna M. Oliver, Michael N. Paddon-Row and Russell F. Howe


Abstract

Irradiation of a rigid donor–{6-bond-bridge}–acceptor dyad [donor = dimethoxynaphthalene (DMN); acceptor = dicyanovinyl (DCV)] occluded within the pores of mesoporous MCM-41 containing aluminium leads to the formation of the DCV radical anion of the dyad with a lifetime of days.


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