Research Article

Synthesis and Photophysical Properties of Tetra- and Octasubstituted Phosphorous Oxide Triazatetrabenzcorrole Photosensitizers

Table 3

Rate contacts for the photophysical processes occurring in PTBC derivatives in DMSO.

Compound1kF(s-1) ( 107) ( 109) (s-1)2 (s-1) ( 108)

PTBC (7)2.9ā€”ā€” 2.3
PTBrTBC (9)10329.5 102 31
PTClTBC (11)7.89.21.6 103 6.3
POClTBC (13) 5.5 6.7 3.6 103 4.4

1kF is the rate constant for fluorescence. Values calculated using
2kIC is the rate constant for internal conversion. Values calculated using