Noncovalent attachment of pyro-pheophorbide a to a carbon nanotube

Jari S Kavakka; Sami Heikkinen; Ilkka Kilpeläinen; Marco Mattila; Harri Lipsanen; Juho Helaja

doi:10.1039/b611461j

Noncovalent attachment of pyro-pheophorbide a to a carbon nanotube

Chem Commun (Camb). 2007 Feb 7:(5):519-21. doi: 10.1039/b611461j. Epub 2006 Nov 3.

Authors

Jari S Kavakka¹, Sami Heikkinen, Ilkka Kilpeläinen, Marco Mattila, Harri Lipsanen, Juho Helaja

Affiliation

¹ Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, A.I Virtasen aukio 1, P.O. Box 55, FIN-00014, University of Helsinki, Finland.

PMID: 17252114
DOI: 10.1039/b611461j

Abstract

Pyrene mediated noncovalent attachment of a chlorophyll derivative, pyro-pheophorbide a, to a soluble single wall carbon nanotube is reported and the resultant CD, UV-Vis absorbance, fluorescence and 1H NMR spectra are discussed.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Chlorophyll / analogs & derivatives*
Chlorophyll / chemistry
Nanotubes, Carbon / chemistry*
Spectrum Analysis

Substances

Nanotubes, Carbon
Chlorophyll
pheophorbide a