Porphyrin dimer carbocations with strong near infrared absorption and third-order optical nonlinearity.

Colored carbocations beyond the visible! A porphyrin dimer carbocation is synthesized with effective delocalization over 18 conjugated bonds. Placing a carbocation at the center of a conjugated porphyrin dimer shifts its absorption into the infrared and results in strong ultrafast nonlinear optical...

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Main Authors: Thorley, K, Hales, J, Anderson, H, Perry, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2008
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Summary:Colored carbocations beyond the visible! A porphyrin dimer carbocation is synthesized with effective delocalization over 18 conjugated bonds. Placing a carbocation at the center of a conjugated porphyrin dimer shifts its absorption into the infrared and results in strong ultrafast nonlinear optical behavior. (Graph Presented) © 2008 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH and Co. KGaA.