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1.1 Porphyrins - Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

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S1<br />

S0<br />

0 0<br />

h − ��� ℎ𝜈 �<br />

ν T1<br />

Tautomer A<br />

ΔES1<br />

ΔES0<br />

Tautomer B<br />

0 0<br />

h −<br />

���<br />

ℎ𝜈 �<br />

ν T2<br />

Discussion and Results 3<br />

Figure 24. Postulated energy diagram depicting the S0 and S1 states of tautomers A and B of<br />

53 based on calculated values. Furthermore displayed: lowest energy transitions and energy<br />

differences for both states. The temperature dependent equilibrium of A and B was used as<br />

basis.<br />

3.2.3.4.3 Transient Absorption Spectroscopy on ps-Level (ps-TAS)<br />

To get further insight into the compound’s behavior concerning relaxation by IC or ISC, ps-<br />

TAS – a pump-probe method – could be utilized to investigate the dynamics of ground state<br />

repopulation after photoexcitation and depopulation of the first excited state S1 via time<br />

dependent changes in the absorption behavior. 96,109<br />

These measurements furnished fluorescence life-times and values for the ISC quantum yield<br />

(ΦISC). Together with the already determined fluorescence quantum yield (Φfl), the quantum<br />

yield for IC (ΦIC) can be obtained using equation (3).<br />

Φ f� + Φ ISC + Φ IC = 1 (3)<br />

For compound 53, the measurements result in a ΦISC value of 0.88 (± 0.03) being quite high<br />

compared to other porphyrin structure like e.g. pyropheophorbide a 33 (ΦISC = 0.52) 86 or TPP<br />

15 (ΦISC = 0.68). Therewith, ΦIC for 53 can be determined to 0.09 (± 0.04).<br />

To explain this enhanced ISC transition, one has to take into account that the macrocyclic π-<br />

system is being distorted. That feature should have a significant impact on the spin-orbit<br />

coupling in such systems leading to the observed effect. A verification of that assumption<br />

S1<br />

S0<br />

57

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