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A molecular triad has been synthesized comprising two free-base porphyrin terminals linked to a central ruthenium(ii) bis(2,2′:6′,2″- terpyridine) subunit via meso-phenylene groups. Illumination into the ruthenium(ii) complex is accompanied by rapid intramolecular energy transfer from the metal-to-ligand, charge-transfer (MLCT) triplet to the lowest-energy π-π* triplet state localized on one of the porphyrin subunits. Transfer takes place from a vibrationally excited level which lowers the activation energy. The electronic coupling matrix element for this process is 73 cm-1. Selective illumination into the lowest-energy singlet excited state (S1) localized on the porphyrin leads to fast singlet-triplet energy transfer that populates the MLCT triplet state with high efficiency. This latter process occurs via Dexter-type electron exchange at room temperature, but the activation energy is high and the reaction is prohibited at low temperature. For this latter process, the electronic coupling matrix element is only 8 cm-1. © the Owner Societies 2006.
Author(s): Benniston AC, Harriman A, Pariani C, Sams CA
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
Year: 2006
Volume: 8
Issue: 17
Pages: 2051-2057
Print publication date: 01/01/2006
ISSN (electronic): 1463-9076
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b600420b
DOI: 10.1039/b600420b
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