Light-harvesting Antenna Functions: Activation of Molecular Oxygen by Infrared Light.

Accession number;00A0163495
Title;Light-harvesting Antenna Functions: Activation of Molecular Oxygen by Infrared Light.
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Journal Title;Abstracts. Symposium on Biofunctional Chemistry
Journal Code:L0836A
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VOL.14th;NO.;PAGE.72-73(1999)
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Pub. Country;Japan
Language;Japanese
Abstract;A series of dendrimer iron porphyrin dioxygen adducts with different sizes were synthesized. The large dendrimer framework functions as a light-harvesting antenna for infrared photons, and channels the energy into the focal point. Infrared radiation can convert the dioxygen adduct in a large dendrimer framework into an oxoiron(IV) porphyrin, which oxygenated styrene quantitatively. Therefore, the present finding provides a new approach to artificial photosynthesis by infrared light with molecular oxygen. (author abst.)