Energy gap dependence of electron transfer rates in porphyrin–imide supramolecular assemblies

Abstract

The energy gap dependence of the rate of electron transfer has been revealed for donor–acceptor supramolecular assemblies composed of zinc–tetraphenylporphyrin and a series of spacer–acceptor conjugate molecules which are structurally similar but with varying redox potentials.

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