Charge‐Transfer in Panchromatic Porphyrin‐Tetracyanobuta‐1,3‐Diene‐Donor Conjugates: Switching the Role of Porphyrin in the Charge Separation Process
Charge‐Transfer in Panchromatic Porphyrin‐Tetracyanobuta‐1,3‐Diene‐Donor Conjugates: Switching the Role of Porphyrin in the Charge Separation Process
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全色卟啉中的电荷转移-四氰基丁-1,3-二烯-供体结合物:切换卟啉在电荷分离过程中的作用
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10.1002/chem.202102865
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2021
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D'Souza, Francis
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作者:
Sekaran, Bijesh;Dawson, Andrew;Jang, Youngwoo;MohanSingh, Kusum V.;Misra, Rajneesh;D'Souza, Francis
Using a combination of cycloaddition‐retroelectrocyclization reaction, free‐base and zinc porphyrins (H2P and ZnP) are decorated at their β‐pyrrole positions with strong charge transfer complexes, viz., tetracyanobuta‐1,3‐diene (TCBD)‐phenothiazine (3and4) or TCBD‐aniline (7and8), novel class of push‐pull systems. The physico‐chemical properties of these compounds (MP‐Donor and MP‐TCBD‐Donor) have been investigated using a range of electrochemical, spectroelectrochemical, DFT as well as steady‐state and time‐resolved spectroscopic techniques. Ground‐state charge transfer interactions between the porphyrin and the electron‐withdrawing TCBD directly attached to the porphyrin π‐system extended the absorption features well into the near‐infrared region. To visualize the photo‐events, energy level diagrams with the help of free‐energy calculations have been established. Switching the role of porphyrin from the initial electron acceptor to electron donor was possible to envision. Occurrence of photoinduced charge separation has been established by complementary transient absorption spectral studies followed by global and target data analyses. Better charge stabilization in H2P derived over ZnP derived conjugates, and in phenothiazine derived over aniline derived conjugates has been possible to establish. These findings highlight the importance of the nature of porphyrins and second electron donor in governing the ground and excited state charge transfer events in closely positioned donor‐acceptor conjugates.