Langmuir–Blodgett films of porphyrins containing a metal–metal sigma bond

Abstract

Mono- and multi-layer Langmuir–Blodgett (LB) films of a newly synthesised porphyrin derivative, indium mesoporphyrin-9-dimethyl ester cyclopentadienyltricarbonyl molybdenum containing a metal–metal (In–Mo)σ-bond, have been prepared on hydrophobic and indium tin oxide-coated glass; a combination of n.m.r., i.r., and u.v. absorption spectroscopies has been employed for the characterisation of the molecule and the LB films.