Click made porphyrin–corrole dyad: a system for photo-induced charge separation

Abstract

The preparation of the first porphyrin–corrole dyad through click chemistry is described. The absorption, the emission and the electrochemical properties were investigated and suggested an efficient excited state interaction between the porphyrin and the corrole unit. Theoretical calculations were performed and proved that the dyad can potentially act as a molecular system for solar energy conversion schemes.