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Inorganic ChemistryStable Porphyrin PentamerEngineeringPhotochemistrySelf-assemblyZinc–pyridine Coordination InteractionsMolecular ComplexOuter Zinc PorphyrinsChemistrySupramolecular ChemistrySupramolecular PhotochemistryBiophysics
Three molecular components self-assemble through zinc–pyridine coordination interactions to form a stable porphyrin pentamer (see picture). In this supramolecular complex energy absorbed by the outer zinc porphyrins is transferred to a central free-base porphyrin in 500 picoseconds.
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