Dr. Erin J. Peterson

High quantum yield NIR fluorophores are rare. The energy gap law dictates that while radiative rate constants (_k_R) increase proportional to the cube of the emission energy, nonradiative rate constants increase exponentially with decreasing S0-S1 energy gaps…

Herein, we report highly electron-deficient perfluoroalkyl porphyrin arrays, AN, as a novel class of acceptor materials capable of driving a broader range of photo-oxidation reactions. These systems feature (1) impressive excited-state reduction potentials (A2 1E−/ *= 1.54 V; A3 1E−/ *= 1…