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