The authors thank Thomas Müller, Simone Moser, and Prof. Ernst Ellmerer for mass and NMR spectra. The work in Innsbruck was supported by the Austrian National Science Foundation (FWF project no. P-17437) and the Tyrolean Science Foundation (project no. UNI 404/22).
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“Blackening” Porphyrins by Conjugation with Quinones†
Article first published online: 9 DEC 2008
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200804143
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Banala, S., Rühl, T., Wurst, K. and Kräutler, B. (2009), “Blackening” Porphyrins by Conjugation with Quinones. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 48: 599–603. doi: 10.1002/anie.200804143
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Publication History
- Issue published online: 29 DEC 2008
- Article first published online: 9 DEC 2008
- Manuscript Received: 22 AUG 2008
Funded by
- Austrian National Science Foundation. Grant Number: P-17437
- Tyrolean Science Foundation. Grant Number: UNI 404/22
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Corrigendum: “Blackening” Porphyrins by Conjugation with Quinones
Vol. 48, Issue 14, 2442, Article first published online: 17 MAR 2009
Keywords:
- cycloaddition;
- dyes/pigments;
- porphyrinoids;
- quinones;
- zinc
From red to black porphyrins: “Black” porphyrins absorb visible light effectively at all wavelengths and are available by conjugation of four benzoquinone units to a porphyrin core. These robust molecular components are likely to be useful in optoelectronic devices as they absorb a large fraction of the visible light.