166: Supramolecular Organization of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines by Use of Biomimetic Coordination Methodology

The following sections are included:

• List of Abbreviations

• Introduction

  • Organization of Photosynthetic Pigments in Nature

  • Basic Considerations on Coordination and Spectroscopy

• Supramolecular Organization of Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine

  • Dimer Formation of Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine

    • Imidazolylporphyrin Dimers

    • Pyridylporphyrin Dimers

    • “Click” Chemistry for the Formation of Porphyrin Dimers

    • Self-Coordinating Dimers with a Nonnitrogenous Ligand

    • Phthalocyanine Dimers

  • Formation of Cyclic Porphyrin Arrays

    • Technical Matters in Evaluating the Organized Cyclic Wheels

    • Porphyrin Trimers and Tetramers

    • Organization of Multiporphyrin Wheels

    • Template-Directed Synthesis for Multiporphyrin Wheels

  • Linear Multiporphyrin Arrays

    • Staircase Arrays

    • Linear Multiporphyrin Arrays

    • Organization of Multistranded Porphyrin Arrays

• Artificial Photosynthetic Functions

  • Charge-Separation in Donor–Acceptor Systems

  • Sequential Energy Transfer in Multiporphyrin Arrays

  • Intrawheel Energy-Hopping Related to a Light-Harvesting Antenna Function

  • Multiporphyrin Wheels Incorporating a Light-Energy Funneling Function

  • Interwheel Energy-Hopping toward Long-Range Energy Transfer

• Application of Supramolecular Assemblies to Materials

  • Supramolecular Organization on an Electrode Surface

  • Dynamic Structural Change through Molecular Recognition

  • Third-Order Nonlinear Optical Properties

  • Photodynamic Tumor Therapy

• Conclusion

• References