Studies of the antenna effect in polymer molecules. 29. Synthesis and properties of poly[sodium styrene sulfonate-co-(4-acryolyloxyphenyl)-10,15,20-tritolylporphyrin] in aqueous solution

The novel water soluble antenna polyelectrolyte: poly[sodium styrene sulfonate-co-(4-acryolyloxyphenyl)-10,15,20-tritolylporphyrin] (PSSS-Po) was synthesised, and its photophysical and photochemical properties were studied. Solubilisation of the various molecular probes such as pyrene or perylene in aqueous solution of the PSSS-Po proved that the polymer chain adopts the compact conformation. The interior of the polymer pseudomicelle is significantly less polar than water. The effective quenching of polymeric porphyrin fluorescence by sulfopropyl viologen (SPV) can be explained considering the possibility of electron transfer from the singlet-excited state of Po to SPV. This has been supported by measuring an absorption spectrum for PSSS-Po/SPV system after selective irradiation of Po chromophores. The formation of the new absorption bands characteristic for SPV− radical anion indicated that the charge separation was achieved in that system.