Absorption spectra and fluorescence spectra are essential for use across the photosciences,
yet such spectra along with the all‐important values for molar absorption coefficient (ε) and …

Green photosynthetic bacteria possess light-harvesting antenna systems, called
chlorosomes, in which a number of bacteriochlorophyll (BChl)-c/d/e molecules self …

(Bacterio) chlorophylls are modified tetrapyrroles that are used by phototrophic organisms to
harvest solar energy, powering the metabolic processes that sustain most of the life on …

The following sections are included: List of Abbreviations I. Introduction II. Characterization
of Chlorophylls A. Structures and Nomenclature B. Light Absorption III. Natural Chlorophylls …

Chlorophylls are the main pigments in photosynthetic apparatuses. Chlorophyll and
bacteriochlorophyll molecules absorb sunlight, and the excited energy is migrated efficiently …

The optical absorption spectra and redox properties are presented for 24 synthetic zinc
chlorins and 18 free base analogs bearing a variety of 3, 13 (β) and 5, 10, 15 (meso) …

Allomerization of bacteriochlorophyll a (Bchl a) was studied under various reaction
conditions. Bchl a on stirring with KOH/propanol produced an “unstable bacteriochlorin” …

Understanding the effects of substituents on the spectra of chlorins is essential for a wide
variety of applications. Recent developments in synthetic methodology have made possible …

Abstract Zinc methyl 132,132-disubstituted 3-hydroxymethyl-pyropheophorbides-a were
prepared as models of bacteriochlorophyll-d, which self-aggregated in the main light …

It is now one year and ten volumes since we wrote our first Preface for the “Handbook of
Porphyrin Science”. We are delighted with the initial ten volumes, with the diligence …