Hk. Hombrecher et al., SYNTHESIS AND ELECTROCHEMICAL INVESTIGATION OF AZOBENZENE-SUBSTITUTEDPORPHYRINS, Journal fur praktische Chemie, Chemiker-Zeitung, 338(3), 1996, pp. 257-263
The synthesis of azobenzene-substituted porphyrins (3a-g) is described
. With respect to possible applications as model systems for photochem
ical reaction centers the spectroscopic and electrochemical properties
of the synthesized compounds were investigated. For compound 3e the o
btained spectroscopic and electrochemical data confirm that a light dr
iven electron transfer from a porphyrin to the azobenzene moiety is po
ssible.