BUILDING BLOCK APPROACH TO PRODUCTION OF PORPHYRIN LIGHT GATHERING ARRAYS

开发高效的合成方法来生产 共价键合的卟啉阵列。这个项目的目标是 获取有关的聚光特性的信息的步骤 叶绿素触角，以便分析 像叶绿素这样的分子吸收光线并将能量转化为 化学反应。该项目还有另一个长期目标，即 分子电子学的发展。质谱学绝对是 评估这些络合物的化学合成成功的关键 一系列的卟啉。一篇描述这项工作的论文正在出版中 D.Fenyo，B.T.Chait，T.E.Johnson&J.S.Lindsey《激光解吸》 合成大阵列“卟啉”的质谱学研究 (1997)在媒体上。

Development of efficient synthetic approaches to the production of co-valently bonded arrays of porphyrins. The aims of this project are to gain information about the light gathering properties of chlorophyll antennae, in order to analyze the process by which molecules like chlorophyll absorb light and convert the energy into chemical reactions. The project has an another long-term goal, the development of molecular electronics. Mass spectrometry is absolutely key in assessing the success of chemical syntheses of these complex arrays of porphyrins. A paper describing this work is in press D.Fenyo, B.T. Chait, T.E. Johnson & J.S. Lindsey "Laser desorption Mass Spectrometry of Large Synthetic Porphyrin Arrays" Porphyrins (1997) In press.