Title

Tetracycloalkenyl-meso-tetraphenylporphyrins as Models for the Effect of Non-planarity on the Light Absorption Properties of Photosynthetic Chromophores

Author Info

Craig J. Medforth, University of California - Davis
M. Dolores Berber-Jiménez, University of California - DavisFollow
Kevin M. Smith, University of California - Davis
John A. Shelnutt, Sandia National Laboratories

Recommended Citation

Postprint version. Published in Tetrahedron Letters, Volume 31, Issue 26, January 1, 1990, pages 3719-3722.

NOTE: At the time of publication, the author M. Dolores Berber-Jimenez was not yet affiliated with Cal Poly.

The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4039(00)97453-7.

Abstract

As the size of the cycloalkenyl ring in synthetic C₅-C₇ tetracycloalkenyl-meso-tetraphenylporphyrins (TC_nTPP) is increased the porphyrin core changes from planar to non-planar, showing that porphyrins with well-defined degrees of ruffling can be synthesized for use in systematic studies to determine the effects of non-planarity.

Copyright

1990 Elsevier.