A 'two-point' bound zinc porphyrin-zinc phthalocyanine-fullerene supramolecular triad for sequential energy and electron transfer

Chandra B KC; Kei Ohkubo; Paul A Karr; Shunichi Fukuzumi; Francis D'Souza

doi:10.1039/c3cc43510e

A 'two-point' bound zinc porphyrin-zinc phthalocyanine-fullerene supramolecular triad for sequential energy and electron transfer

Chem Commun (Camb). 2013 Sep 7;49(69):7614-6. doi: 10.1039/c3cc43510e. Epub 2013 Jul 24.

Authors

Chandra B KC¹, Kei Ohkubo, Paul A Karr, Shunichi Fukuzumi, Francis D'Souza

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, University of North Texas, 1155 Union Circle, #305070, Denton, TX 76203-5017, USA.

PMID: 23882466
DOI: 10.1039/c3cc43510e

Abstract

A novel supramolecular triad composed of a zinc porphyrin-zinc phthalocyanine dyad and fullerenes has been assembled using a 'two-point' axial binding approach, and occurrence of efficient photoinduced energy transfer followed by electron transfer is demonstrated.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Electron Transport
Fullerenes / chemistry*
Indoles / chemistry*
Isoindoles
Organometallic Compounds / chemistry*
Porphyrins / chemistry*
Zinc Compounds

Substances

Fullerenes
Indoles
Isoindoles
Organometallic Compounds
Porphyrins
Zinc Compounds
Zn(II)-phthalocyanine