Remarkable homology in the electronic spectra of the mixed-valence cation and anion radicals of a conjugated bis(porphyrinyl)butadiyne.

Arnold, DennisHartnell, ReganHeath, GrahamNewby, LeonoraWebster, Richard2015-12-132015-12-131359-7345http://hdl.handle.net/1885/72315The p-radical cation and anion of the dizinc complex of a bis(triarylporphyrinyl)butadiyne, 1+ and 1-, respectively, display remarkably similar near-IR signatures, with intense bands near 1000 and 2500 nm, as predicted by the appropriate frontier-orbital model for inter-porphyrin coupling across the conjugated bridge.Keywords: anion; bis(porphyrinyl)butadiyne; cation; porphyrin derivative; radical; unclassified drug; zinc complex; article; chemical structure; conjugation; infrared spectroscopyRemarkable homology in the electronic spectra of the mixed-valence cation and anion radicals of a conjugated bis(porphyrinyl)butadiyne.20022015-12-11