Abstract
A series of molecular dyads, each consisting of a porphyrin covalently linked to a carotenoid, was synthesized. The carotenoid conjugated chain length was systematically varied from 5 to 11 double bonds (not including the carbonyl group) and each carotenoid was linked to 5-(4-aminophenyl)-10,15,20-tris(4-methylphenyl)porphyrin (TPPA) by an amide bond. The analogous zinc carotenoporphyrins were prepared by metallation of the free base species. Porphyrin fluorescence quenching by the carotenoids was studied as a function of the length of the carotenoid conjugated system. Carotenoids containing from 5 to 7 double bonds do not quench porphyrin fluorescence. Carotenoids with 10 or 11 double bonds quench the fluorescence of the attached porphyrin to ∼10% of the value of the parent porphyrin, and carotenoids with 8 or 9 double bonds exhibit an intermediate quenching effect that is solvent dependent. In the intermediate cases greater fluorescence quenching is observed for the zinc carotenoporphyrins.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 19-29 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1996 |
Keywords
- Carotenoporphyrins; carotenoid
- Photoprotection
- Porphyrin
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Chemistry