Synfacts 2009(3): 0272-0272  
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1087772
Synthesis of Materials and Unnatural Products
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An Artificial Cascade Chromophore

Contributor(s): Timothy M. Swager, Jose M. Lobez
A. Harriman*, L. Mallon, R. Ziessel*
University of Newcastle, UK and Ecole Européenne de Chimie, Polymères et Matériaux, Strasbourg, France
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Publication History

Publication Date:
19 February 2009 (online)

Significance

The synthesis of an artificial molecular array for light harvesting is presented. The authors use a compound (BPPF) containing bodipy (B), perylene (P), pyrene (Py) and fluorene (F), with diethynylbenzene connectors, which provide through-bond electron exchange for both singlet and triplet transfer.