Synthesis and photophysical characterization of porphyrin, chlorin and bacteriochlorin molecules bearing tethers for surface attachment

Article abstract of DOI:10.1111/j.1751-1097.2007.00195.x

The ability to tailor synthetic porphyrin, chlorin and bacteriochlorin molecules holds promise for diverse studies in artificial photosynthesis. Toward this goal, the synthesis and photophysical characterization of five tetrapyrrole compounds is described