We synthesized a series of biomimetic self-assembling phthalocyanines equipped with carbonyl groups as recognition motifs, a central zinc atom and diverse solubilizing alkyl chains mimicking for the first time with these robust pigments the natural chlorosomal bacteriochlorophylls. Upon self-assembly a very broad and red-shifted Q-band absorption extending to over 900 nm is put into evidence.
H. Jin, M. C. Balaban, S. Chevallier-Michaud, M. Righezza and T. S. Balaban, Chem. Commun., 2015, 51, 11884 DOI: 10.1039/C5CC04602E
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