1.1 Porphyrins - Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
1.1 Porphyrins - Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
1.1 Porphyrins - Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
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3 Discussion and Results<br />
has been delivered by theoretical simulations which were done in the group of C. MARIAN<br />
using the combined density functional theory / multi-reference configuration interaction<br />
(DFT/MRCI) method. 100 Those confirmed our assumed geometry and delivered values for the<br />
vertical excitation energies (Table 7).<br />
Table 7. Calculated vertical excitation energies based on excitation from the ground state<br />
geometry (E(S0) = 0 eV). 104<br />
singlet system ΔE [eV] triplet system ΔE [eV]<br />
S1 1.7866 T1 1.5635<br />
S2 2.1681 T2 1.9183<br />
Since the T1 state is lying curtly below the S1 state energetically, the intersystem crossing is<br />
possible in principle. Taking into account the also calculated value for the corresponding<br />
spin-orbit coupling matrix element of 0.92 cm -1 being significantly higher than in planar free<br />
base porphin 2 (0.04 cm -1 ), the distortion of the porphyrin core indeed results into an<br />
enhanced spin-orbit coupling between S1 and T1 leading to increased probabilities of related<br />
processes. 104<br />
3.2.3.4.4 Singlet Oxygen Luminescence<br />
The data being already discussed imply an effective population of the first excited triplet<br />
state (T1) in 53 being considered a crucial state for photodynamic action. By energy transfer<br />
via collision with present triplet oxygen, 3 O2, this state of a sensitizer can be quenched while<br />
singlet oxygen ( 1 O2, 1 Δg) is produced. 110 The effectiveness of such a process can be described<br />
in terms of the corresponding quantum yield of singlet oxygen generation, ΦΔ, accessible by<br />
measurements of the 1 O2 luminescence at 1270 nm. 111 Corresponding experiments were<br />
done using TPP 15 (ΦΔ = 0.65 88 ) as reference system.<br />
The obtained value of 0.85 ± 0.03 for ΦΔ is very close to ΦISC and therewith suggests that the<br />
efficiency of the energy transfer T1 → 3 O2 is to be estimated close to 1 for 53. 96<br />
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