Back Cover: Furan‐ and Thiophene‐Based Auxochromes Red‐shift Chlorin Absorptions and Enable Oxidative Chlorin Polymerizations (Chem. Eur. J. 17/2017). Issue 17 (27th January 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Xiong, Ruisheng; Bornhof, Anna‐Bea; Arkhypchuk, Anna I.; Orthaber, Andreas; Borbas, K. Eszter
• Is Part Of: Chemistry. Volume 23:Issue 17(2017)
• Page Start: 4229
• Page End: 4229
• Publication Date: 2017-01-27
• Subjects: chlorins -- electrochemistry -- photophysics -- polymerization -- porphyrinoids; Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540
• DOI: 10.1002/chem.201605732
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0947-6539

Abstract

Abstract : Synthetic hydroporphyrins (chlorins) carrying two thienyl groups can be electropolymerized to films that absorb light across the entire visible range. The films absorb particularly strongly in the blue and the red. Soluble polymers with similar features were obtained by chemical co‐polymerization of the chlorins with hexylthiophene. Such materials are of potential interest for light‐harvesting applications, for example in artificial photosynthesis. The background of the picture was drawn using a photograph by Jean‐Pierre Dalbéra. More information can be found in the Full Paper by A. Orthaber and E. Borbas, et al. onpage 4089 ff.