Artificial Photosynthetic Analogous

We have synthesized a new ZnPc–PDI dyad presenting for the first time a charge-separated state lower in energy than the triplet excited state of the ZnPc and PDI. The rational design implies the substitution of the ZnPc with phenoxy groups and the bay substitution of the PDI with sulfonyl substituents. Chem. Commun., 2012,48, 6241-6243