Artificial light-harvesting antenna systems grafted on a carbohydrate platform

Chem Commun (Camb). 2012 Nov 4;48(85):10550-2. doi: 10.1039/c2cc35555h.

Abstract

An enantiopure α-D-glucopyranoside derivative has been used as a platform to prepare artificial antenna systems based on bodipy subunits. Efficient and ultrafast energy transfer (in the fs and ps time regimes) takes place in the multibodipy systems.

MeSH terms

  • Boron Compounds / chemistry
  • Energy Transfer
  • Glucose / chemistry
  • Glucose / metabolism*
  • Light-Harvesting Protein Complexes / chemistry
  • Light-Harvesting Protein Complexes / metabolism*
  • Spectrophotometry

Substances

  • 4,4-difluoro-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene
  • Boron Compounds
  • Light-Harvesting Protein Complexes
  • Glucose