Abstract
The radical cations of chlorophyll a (Chl a) and bis ( chlorophyll )cyclophane (BCP), a synthetic model dimer of chlorophyll, were studied by ENDOR and TRIPLE resonance in liquid solution. The measured hyperiine coupling constants (hfcs) of Chl a+ were compared with the results of molecular orbital calculations. By comparing the hfcs of BCP+ and Chl a+ a localization of the unpaired electron on one macrocycle of BCP+ is deduced.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 467-473 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Chemical Physics Letters |
Volume | 132 |
Issue number | 4-5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 19 1986 |
Funding
We are highly indebtedt o Dr. H. Km-reck for numerouse ncouragingd iscussionsa nd to Dr. M. Plato for helpfuls uggestioncso ncerningth et heoret-ical aspectso f this work. Work in Berlin was supported by the DeutscheF orschungsgemeinschaft ( Sonderforschungsberei1ch61 ). Work at Argonne NationalL aboratoryw ass upportedb y the Division of ChemicalS ciencesO, ffrce of Basic Energy Sciences,D epartmenot f Energyu nderc ontractW -3l - 109-ENG-38.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Physics and Astronomy
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry