Efficient photoinduced electron transfer in a rigid U-shaped tetrad bearing terminal porphyrin and viologen units

Katrina A. Jolliffe, Toby D.M. Bell, Kenneth P. Ghiggino, Steven J. Langford, Michael N. Paddon-Row

Research output: Contribution to journalArticleResearchpeer-review

20 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Apparently solvent-mediated and not throughbond photoinduced electron transfer (ET) takes place from the porphyrin (P) unit to the methylviologen (MV2+) unit in the rigid U-shaped molecules 1 (i.e., k(TS)/(ET) > k(TB)/(ET); TS = through-solvent, TB = through-bond). The ratio of the rates of charge separation to charge recombination is greater than 1400:1.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)916-919
Number of pages4
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume37
Issue number7
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 1998
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Cycloadditions
  • Electron transfer
  • Isomerism
  • Porphyrinoids
  • Superexchange

Cite this