Abstract
Porphyrins and phthalocyanines are ideal candidates for the development of photoactive porous metal organic frameworks (MOFs) due to their broad absorption spectra in the visible and near UV regions, high molar extinction coefficients and long triplet state lifetimes. An important factor in the development of porphyrin/phthalocyanine based MOFs is the extent to which the pore modulates the photophysical properties of the guest. Here, two structurally related guests, Zn(II)tetra(4-sulfonatophenyl)porphyrin (Zn4SP) and Zn(II)phthalocyanine tetrasulfonate (ZnPcS4) have been encapsulated within the pores of the MOF HKUST-1(Zn). Both the ZnPcS4@HKUST-1(Zn) and Zn4SP@HKUST-1(Zn) display bathochromic shifts in the Soret absorption band and steady state emission spectra as well as biphasic emissions lifetimes, relative to the chromophores in solution. These results are consistent with the pore modulating the excited state conformations of both chromophores. Interestingly, rotational control of the phenyl groups associated with Zn4SP@HKUST-1(Zn) appears to have a moderate impact on the photophysics.
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