Issue 9, 2016

Retaining individualities: the photodynamics of self-ordering porphyrin assemblies

Abstract

The retention of photochemical properties of individual chromophores is a key feature of biological light harvesting complexes. This is achieved despite extensive aggregation of the chromophores, which in synthetic chromophore assemblies often yields a change in spectral characteristics. As an alternative approach towards mimicking biological light harvesting complexes, we report the synthesis of porphyrin assemblies which retained the photochemical properties of the individual chromophore units despite their substantial aggregation. These new materials highlight a new bottom-up approach towards the design and understanding of more complex biomimetic and naturally occurring biological systems.

Graphical abstract: Retaining individualities: the photodynamics of self-ordering porphyrin assemblies

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
02 Nov. 2015
Accepted
01 Dec. 2015
First published
07 Dec. 2015
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Chem. Commun., 2016,52, 1938-1941

Retaining individualities: the photodynamics of self-ordering porphyrin assemblies

W. Quan, A. Pitto-Barry, L. A. Baker, E. Stulz, R. Napier, R. K. O'Reilly and V. G. Stavros, Chem. Commun., 2016, 52, 1938 DOI: 10.1039/C5CC09095D

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