Unique photoreactivity of mercury(II) 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-sulfonatophenyl)porphyrin

Zusammenfassung

Deviating from coplanar metalloporphyrins, the photochemistry of the kinetically labile, sitting-atop mercury(II) 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-sulfonatophenyl)porphyrin complex is characterized by irreversible porphyrin ligand to metal charge transfer and reversible dissociation. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.