Cover Feature: A Rotaxane Scaffold for the Construction of Multiporphyrinic Light‐Harvesting Devices (Chem. Eur. J. 1/2018). Issue 1 (4th December 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Delavaux‐Nicot, Béatrice; Ben Aziza, Haifa; Nierengarten, Iwona; Minh Nguyet Trinh, Thi; Meichsner, Eric; Chessé, Matthieu; Holler, Michel; Abidi, Rym; Maisonhaute, Emmanuel; Nierengarten, Jean‐François
• Is Part Of: Chemistry. Volume 24:Issue 1(2018)
• Page Start: 3
• Page End: 3
• Publication Date: 2017-12-04
• Subjects: energy transfer -- pillararene -- porphyrins -- rotaxanes -- molecular machines; Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540
• DOI: 10.1002/chem.201705375
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0947-6539

Abstract

Abstract : An electro‐ and photo‐active rotaxane incorporating ten peripheral Zn(II)‐porphyrin moieties and a free‐base porphyrin stopper has been prepared. Electrochemical measurements revealed that this compound is capable of mimicking the blooming of a flower. On the other hand, steady state investigations have shown that the multi‐porphyrinic rotaxane is a light‐harvesting device mimicking the antennae of the natural photosynthetic system. More information can be found in the Full Paper by B. Delavaux‐Nicot, E. Maisonhaute, J.‐F. Nierengarten et al. onpage 133 .