Luminescence of metal complexes of chelate-substituted tetraphenylporphyrin

The luminescence and absorption spectra of some metal complexes of new tetraphenylporphyrin derivatives containing a chelating group with a heavy atom in the ligand structure were studied and compared with the properties of the zinc complex of unsubstituted tetraphenylporphyrin. The quantum yields of fluorescence and phosphorescence of liquid and frozen solutions of these compounds were measured. The life-times of delayed emission have been estimated, and the nature of bands in the absorption and luminescence spectra of the complexes and their relation with the structure are discussed.