Synthesis and Solution Self-Assembly Behavior of Porphyrin Tethered by Fullerene C<sub>60</sub>

Abstract

This paper focuses on the synthesis, spectroscopic studies and self-assembly behavior of porphyrin phenyl linked fullerene C60 dyad, which included COOH groups in its fullerene unit so as to promote its adsorption onto TiO2. UV-Vis spectrum and steady-state fluorescence spectrum measurement, showed that the self-assembly of this compound in different solvents with different polarities. The results show that the soret absorption peak slightly blue shifted by 5 nm in acetonitrile and 2 nm in tetrahydrofuran, while the soret peaks in toluene solution was the same as in chloroform. Increasing concentration from 1x10-6 mol/L to 2x10-5 mol/L in chloroform resulted into aggregation, also the slight red shifting on cooling from 900C to 100C was observed from a temperature dependant UV-Vis absorption spectra, thus indicates aggregation. All these features may indicate presence of J-type aggregation happening in 4-methylphenyl-H2porhyrin-fullerene C60-COOH. In addition, the fluorescence of 4-methylphenyl-H2Porhyrin-fullerene C60-COOH has been quenched compared to that of pure 4-methylphenyl-H2porhyrin-OH under the same concentration. Therefore, this novel material design may find good application in photoelectric devices.