Novel dimeric and trimeric arrays of free-base porphyrins directly-lin
ked through their meso-carbons without any spacer were synthesized and
characterized. The significant spectral change occurred in the absorp
tion spectra of these arrays compared with that of the reference monom
er, indicating strong electronic interactions in spite of the orthogon
al geometry between the adjacent porphyrins. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevi
er Science Ltd