title: Ligand-induced interconversion of a coordination-organized porphyrin dimer: a potential fluorescence-based molecular memory monitor.
abstract: A novel interconversion system between less-fluorescent stacked (S) dimer and fluorescent extended (E) dimer of the monoimidazolylbisporphyrinatozinc complex was investigated. The addition of pyridine induces transformation from the S to the E dimer, whereas the addition of acetic acid and subsequent heating reverses the transformation. The interconversion rate is controlled by ligand concentration and thermal treatment. The system can be applied to repeatedly readable molecular memory by highly sensitive fluorescence detection.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Materials Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Takayama 8916-5, Ikoma, Nara 630-0192, Japan. satake@ms.nasit.jp
authors.forename: Akiharu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Satake
authors.forename: Junichi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tanihara
authors.forename: Yoshiaki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kobuke