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• 220355-86-2 5,10,15-tris(3,5-di-tert-butylphenyl)-20-(4-ethynylphenyl)porphyrinato-N²¹,N²²,N²³,N²⁴ zinc(II) 
• 656254-53-4 5,15-dibromo-10,20-[3,5-bis(octyloxyphenyl)]porphyrinatozinc 
• 220355-77-1 5,15-diiodo-10,20-(3,5-dioctyloxyphenyl)-Zn(II)-porphyrin 

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Intramolecular energy transfer in S1- and S2-states of porphyrin trimers

A set of four porphyrin trimers (1-4) consisting of an energy-accepting 5,15-diphenylethynyl-substituted Zn(II)-porphyrin core flanked by two energy-donating peripheral Zn(II)-porphyrins have been prepared as a new efficient energy-transfer functional unit. The peripheral porphyrin donor is either a TPP-type Zn(II)- porphyrin for 1 and 2 or a OEP-type Zn(II)-porphyrin for 3 and 4 and the diphenylethynyl substitution axis of the core porphyrin is aligned either orthogonal in 1 and 3 or parallel in 2 and 4 with respect to the long axis of the trimeric arrays. Femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopy and femtosecond up-conversion fluorescence measurement have revealed the very efficient S1-S1 energy-transfer reactions in these porphyrin trimers. The S1-S1 energy transfer is faster in the parallel trimers 2 and 4 than in the orthogonal trimers 1 and 3, reflecting larger electronic coupling in the former pair. The peripheral porphyrin S2-state lifetime is considerably shortened in 1-4, which has been ascribed to S2-S2 energy transfer. Probably the strong Sorettransitions of both the donor and acceptor lead to large Coulombic interactions, thereby rendering S2-s2 energy transfer effective enough to compete with rapid internal conversion to S1-state. These results encourage a new strategy for construction of porphyrin-based supramolecular artificial photosynthetic antenna.