Tetrads 3 and 5 consisting of 1,2-phenylene-bridged zinc diporphyrin (
D), zinc porphyrin (M), pyromellitimide (I), and quinone (Q) were synt
hesized. Upon photoexcitation, these tetrads provide fully charge sepa
rated ion pair states (D)(+)-M-I-(Q)(-), whose lifetimes are longer th
an those of corresponding Q-free triads.