title: Excited state properties of a short π-electron conjugated peridinin analogue.
abstract: C29-peridinin is a synthetic analogue of the important, naturally-occurring carotenoid, peridinin, found in several marine algal species. C29-peridinin has five conjugated carbon-carbon double bonds compared to eight possessed by peridinin and also lacks the methyl group functionalities typically present along the polyene chain of carotenoids. These structural modifications lead to unique excited state properties and important insights regarding the factors controlling the photophysics of peridinin and other carbonyl-containing carotenoids, which are critical components of the light-harvesting systems of many photosynthetic organisms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 06269-3060, USA.
authors.forename: Nikki M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Magdaong
authors.affiliation: Photosynthetic Antenna Research Center, Washington University in St Louis, MO 63130, USA.
authors.forename: Dariusz M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Niedzwiedzki
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 06269-3060, USA.
authors.forename: Jordan A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Greco
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 06269-3060, USA.
authors.forename: Hongbin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, School of Science and Technology, Kwansei Gakuin University, Gakuen, Sanda, Hyogo 669-1337, Japan.
authors.forename: Koki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yano
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, School of Science and Technology, Kwansei Gakuin University, Gakuen, Sanda, Hyogo 669-1337, Japan.
authors.forename: Takayuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kajikawa
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Science, Osaka City University, 3-3-138 Sugimoto, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka 558-8585, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuhiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sakaguchi
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 06269-3060, USA ; Osaka City University Advanced Research Institute for Natural Science & Technology, 3-3-138 Sugimoto, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka 558-8585, Japan.
authors.forename: Shigeo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Katsumura
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 06269-3060, USA.
authors.forename: Robert R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Birge
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 06269-3060, USA.
authors.forename: Harry A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Frank