Coordination control of intramolecular electron transfer in boronate ester-bridged donor–acceptor molecules
Abstract
Acid–base reaction at the bridge in a donor–acceptor molecule can influence intramolecular electron-transfer reactions; this has been demonstrated in boronate ester bridged zinc porphyrin–diimide dyads in which intramolecular electron transfer reaction has been completely suppressed by coordination of F– on the bridge boron.