Photoinduced electron transfer in non-covalent free-base octaethylporphyrin and 2-nitrofluorene donor-acceptor system: A combined experimental and quantum chemical study

Photosynthetic reaction center functions through non-covalent incorporation into a well-defined transmembrane proteins. In the context of exploring photoinduced electron transfer (PET) in non-covalent donor-acceptor systems, we have investigated electron transfer from free-base octaethylporphyrin (OEP) donor to 2-nitrofluorene (2NF) acceptor in acetonitrile (ACN), a polar solvent. Steady-state and time-resolved emission spectroscopic studies in...