Published November 1, 1980 | Version v1
Journal article

The very low ionization potentials of porphyrins and the possible role of Rydberg states in photosynthesis

  • 1. Montreal Univ., Quebec (Canada). Dept. of Chemistry

Description

The very low ionization potentials of porphyrins lead to the prediction that in addition to bands due to (π,πsup(*)) transitions, bands due to Rydberg transitions should exist in their visible spectra. The suggestion is made that Rydberg excited states could be important in photosynthesis. (orig.)

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Journal Title
Chem. Phys. Lett.
Journal Volume
75
Journal Issue
3
Series
Chem. Phys. Lett.
Journal Page Range
434-437
ISSN
0009-2614