Issue 4, 2011

A fully self-assembled non-symmetric triad for photoinduced charge separation

Abstract

A very efficient and successful metal-mediated strategy towards the formation of a non-symmetric triad is described: appropriate Lewis acid and/or base functions on the molecular components (a naphthalenediimide, an aluminium(III) porphyrin, and a ruthenium(II) porphyrin) lead to the desired product uniquely. The photophysics of the triad was investigated in detail using time-resolved spectroscopy in the pico- and nanosecond time domains. The strategy is of great potential interest as, while confining the synthetic effort to the single components, it can give access to a wide range of photoactive systems.

Graphical abstract: A fully self-assembled non-symmetric triad for photoinduced charge separation

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Article information

Article type
Edge Article
Submitted
15 Oct 2010
Accepted
06 Dec 2010
First published
24 Dec 2010

Chem. Sci., 2011,2, 676-685

A fully self-assembled non-symmetric triad for photoinduced charge separation

E. Iengo, G. D. Pantoş, J. K. M. Sanders, M. Orlandi, C. Chiorboli, S. Fracasso and F. Scandola, Chem. Sci., 2011, 2, 676 DOI: 10.1039/C0SC00520G

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