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JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A
Volume 124, Issue 51, Pages 10736-10747Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.0c09243
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- Newcastle University
- TUBITAK-BIDEB [2219-1059B191701080]
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A symmetrical molecular array has been synthesized comprising a central zinc(II) 5,10,15,20-tetraphenylporphyrin with identical boron dipyrromethene (BODIPY) units appended at each of the meso sites. Excitation of any subunit causes a cascade of electronic energy-transfer steps, ultimately leading to the BODIPY triplet-excited state in high yield. Coincidentally, the triplet energy levels of the zinc(II) porphyrin and BODIPY appendage are closely balanced such that an equilibrium is established at both 77 K and room temperature. This fast equilibration allows global distribution of the triplet exciton around the array, leading to a significantly increased capture volume for bimolecular quenching and a substantial increase in the rate constant for bimolecular triplet-triplet annihilation. The corresponding free-base porphyrin analogue does not favor triplet exciton decentralization because of the large disparity in the electronic energy levels.
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