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Global climate change is predicted to alter the weather patterns around the world, as climatic zones shift, forest carbon sequestration projects (e.g. the UK woodland carbon code) need to take into account the specific requirements of planted species. In the UK, oaks are an important charismatic group of trees favoured in recent planting programmes. The English oak (Quercus robur L.), has poor water conservation, but is a major component of natural forests in lowland UK. On the other hand, Holm oak (Quercus ilex L.) is a Mediterranean oak that has high water conservation and can also tolerate cold despite being restricted by minimum temperatures. At local scales, there may be advantages of planting either evergreen or deciduous oak species for forestry and climate mitigation. Alternatively, a comparative assessment of non native versus native productivity, may give clues to the invasiveness potential of Holm oak and its ability to out compete the deciduous oak along an urban to upland gradient. This thesis documents a series of field based experiments intended to analyse differences in carbon sequestration potential and photosynthetic efficiency between these two species and in relation to their environment within the Southwest UK. 520 one year saplings were planted, half in pots and half in nursery field beds situated on Dart- moor, the east Devon Dartmoor fringe, Totnes, and Plymouth city centre. Originally two sites were chosen for their relative ‘urban’ qualities, two at ‘rural’ localities, one upland and a control site with access to a polytunnel for comparisons with well-watered and non nutrient limited trees. However, data analyses showed that sapling characteristics were site specific with the five sites falling along an urban, rural to upland gradient. The field experiments included monthly height and diameters (ground level diameter or DAG), monthly assimilation rates and analy- sis of chlorophyll fluorescence to aid interpretation of photosystem II functioning and sapling ‘vitality’. Further laboratory experiments analysed specific leaf area (SLA), mass based leaf Nitrogen (Nleaf ) and carbon (Cleaf), with differences between sun and shade leaves included, to aid comparisons between species and sites. The final experiment was a destructive harvest and this was used to find total biomass estimates and carbon allocation to different root shoot fractions. In order to quantify differences between saplings and adult trees a smaller experiment was con- ducted in the canopy using experienced climbers and leaf level productivity analysed. Intrinsic water use (iWUE), stomatal conductance (Gs), means net assimilation rates (An) and chloro- phyll fluorescence parameters; Variable fluorescence over maximum fluorescence (Fv/Fm) and performance index (PI) were measured and relative carbon assimilation rates and productivity assessed and compared between species at one urban , rural and upland site. Results showed that Q. ilex allocated relatively more carbon to branches and leaves as a sapling which in turn increased growth rate and whole tree assimilation rates to larger values than the deciduous oak despite Q. robur being able to increase maximum assimilation rates in response to increasing temperatures. This gives Q. ilex the advantage and overall biomass was higher at all sites than Q. robur apart from the upland site where there were no differences in biomass accumulation between species. However, despite no significant difference in biomass at this site Q. robur had greater survival and photosystem II functioning. In mature trees Q. ilex was under stress and Nleaf and carbon sequestration potential were higher in the deciduous species at the urban site. In contrast, Q. robur was under stress at the upland site at Castle Drogo where thin and nutrient poor soils have made it more vulnerable to drought stress. Here, mature Q. ilex showed reduced photosynthetic efficiency in relation to cold and drought, but was able to recover when milder temperatures occurred. The results were site specific, with a reduction in both SLA and relative allocation to the leaf weight fraction (LWF) in Q.robur the only common urban related effect seen. The potential for Q. ilex to perform well at sapling stage is due to its morphological plasticity and drought tolerance. This species may become more prevalent within the Southwest as local climates continue to push it northwards from its natural Mediterranean range. In contrast, if Q. robur continues to suffer from defoliation and fungal attack and this may leave it more vulnerable to competition throughout less fertile and drier areas of its natural range.

Many experiments have been performed with the Warburg apparatus, or variations of this manometric technique, since Warburg's experiments (52, 53) where the effects of cyanides upon dark reactions and of urethanes upon light reactions of photosynthesis were demonstrated. The same basic techniques were utilized in this research in attempting to determine the effects of some coordination complexes upon the apparent photosynthetic rate of Chlorella pyrenoidosa. A second goal of the present paper was to investigate the potential of the Warburg apparatus as a tool for screening algicidal compounds.

Doctor of Philosophy / Department of Chemistry / Ryszard J. Jankowiak / This dissertation reports the low temperature frequency domain spectroscopic study of three different natural pigment protein complexes and one artificial antenna system. The main focus of this work is to better understand electronic structure, excitation energy transfer (EET), and electron transfer (ET) dynamics in these systems that could have impact on achieving higher efficiency in future artificial solar cells. In the first part of this dissertation, electronic structure and EET pathways in isolated intact CP43 prime protein complex, which is isolated from Cyanobacterium synechocystis PCC 6803 grown under iron stressed conditions, are investigated using low-temperature absorption, fluorescence, fluorescence excitation, and hole-burning (HB) spectroscopies. This work suggests that, in analogy to the CP43 complex of PSII core, CP43 prime possesses two quasi-degenerate low energy states, A prime and B prime. The various low-temperature optical spectra are fitted considering an uncorrelated EET model. This work suggests that for optimal energy transfer from CP43 prime to PSI, the A prime and B prime state chlorophylls belonging to each CP43 prime should face towards the PSI core. The second part of dissertation reports the photochemical HB study on novel Zinc bacterial reaction center (Zn-RC) from Rhodobacter sphaeroides and its β-mutant (Zn-β-RC). This study shows that ET in the two samples is similar; however, the quantum efficiency of charge separation in the mutant decreases by 60 %. This finding suggests that the coordination state of the HA site zinc bacteriochlorophyll does not tune the active branch ET. Simultaneous fits of various optical spectra using experimentally determined inhomogeneity provides more reliable electron phonon coupling parameters for the P870 state of both RC samples. In the last part of this dissertation, EET in a novel artificial antenna system (ethynyl linked chlorophyll trefoil, ChlT1) is investigated. EET time in ChlT1 is ~2 ps. ChlT1 in MTHF/ethanol glass forms four different types of aggregates, A1-A4. The EET time in A1 and A2 type aggregates slows down only by a factor of 5 and 7, respectively. This study suggests that ChlT1 and its aggregates can be used as efficient antenna systems in designing organic solar cells.

Thesis advisor: Kian L. Tan / Thesis advisor: Dunwei Wang / Silicon nanowires are utilized to harvest the energy from visible light. The introduction of a nickel pre-catalyst, 1, allows for this energy to be stored in chemical bonds, which are subsequently used in the carboxylation of 4-octyne. / Thesis (MS) — Boston College, 2014. / Submitted to: Boston College. Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. / Discipline: Chemistry.

Thesis advisor: Dunwei Wang / Artificial photosynthesis is achieved by placing a semiconductor in water, where photoexcited charges generate a photovoltage at the surface of the semiconductor. However, solar to fuel efficiencies of earth abundant metal oxides and metal nitrides remain limited by their low photovoltages. Many different treatments have been used to improve the photovoltages of semiconductors, such as photocharging, surface regrowths, or the addition of heterogeneous catalysts. However, in these treatments, it remains unclear whether the enhanced photovoltage arises from improved kinetics or energetics. In many of the following studies, the surface kinetics of different semiconductors are measured in order to quantify how surface kinetics are related to the photovoltage of these materials. Different spectroscopic measurements are made along with detailed analysis of the Fermi level and quasi Fermi level in order to corroborate the kinetic data with energetic data. Together, this dissertation explores a multitude of methods and procedures that demonstrate how the photovoltage of semiconductors can be understood and manipulated for photoelectrochemial artificial photosynthesis. / Thesis (PhD) — Boston College, 2018. / Submitted to: Boston College. Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. / Discipline: Chemistry.

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Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:22:15Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2012-01-13Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T19:27:20Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 jadoski_cj_me_botfca.pdf: 475805 bytes, checksum: 4e8e389e5955869014b117a71c01ee93 (MD5) / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / A deficiência hídrica destaca-se como um dos principais fatores limitantes na produção vegetal. A fotossíntese possui relação direta na produtividade das plantas e é um dos processos fisiológicos afetados pelo estresse hídrico. Há uma interação entre a cultura, elementos ambientais e manejo. Neste último, a aplicação de fungicidas vem apresentando resultados significativos nos processos metabólicos das plantas, além do controle de doenças. O fungicida piraclostrobina possui efeito verdejante, influências na regulação hormonal, assimilação de carbono e nitrogênio e retardo na senescência. Baseado nos efeitos fisiológicos que as estrobilurinas desenvolvem nas plantas, em função de seu modo de ação na fotossíntese; este trabalho teve por objetivo avaliar seus efeitos em plantas sob diferentes tensões de água no solo. O delineamento experimental utilizado parcelas subdivididas no esquema fatorial 4x4, quatro doses de piraclostrobina (zero, 0.050, 0.075 e 0.1 L.ha-1) e quatro tensões de água no solo (-10, -20, -30 e -40 kPa) em dois momentos, inicio da fase reprodutiva R5 e no inicio da fase de enchimento de grãos R7 na cultura do feijoeiro cultivar Carioca precoce (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) de crescimento determinado e ciclo médio de 70 a 90 dias. A semeadura ocorreu em canteiros de 2X5 m, na qual a população de plantas utilizada foi de 250.000 plantas.ha-1 com espaçamento de 40 cm entre linhas e 12,5 sementes por metro. O sistema de irrigação foi constituído de uma linha principal de onde saíam às fitas gotejadoras diretamente na linha de semeadura, na qual a irrigação era controlada por tensiômetros. Na primeira aplicação da piraclostrobina (R5) aplicou-se as tensões de irrigação e fizeram-se coletas... / The water deficit stands out as one of the major limiting factors in crop production. Photosynthesis has a direct relationship in the productivity of plants and is one of the physiological processes affected by water stress. There is an interaction between culture, environmental factors and management. In the latter application of fungicides has shown significant results in the metabolic processes of plants beyond the control of diseases. The fungicide pyraclostrobin has green effect, influences the hormonal regulation, carbon and nitrogen assimilation and delayed senescence. Based on the physiological effects that strobilurins develop in plants, due to its mode of action in photosynthesis; before that this work was to evaluate its effects on plants under water stress. The experimental design was split-plot factorial design in four doses of pyraclostrobin (zero, 0,050, 0,075 and 0.1 L.ha-1) and four soil water tensions (-10, -20, -30 and -40 kPa) in two stages, beginning of reproductive stage (R5) and during early grain filling stage R7 in the bean crop to cultivate early Carioca (Phaseolus vulgaris) Growth determined and average cycle of 70 to 90 days. Sowing occurred in beds of 2x5 m, where the plant population of 250,000 was used plants.ha-1 with 40 cm spacing between rows and 12.5 seeds per meter. The irrigation system consisted of a main line to the left of where drip tape directly in the row in which irrigation was controlled by tensiometers. In the first application of pyraclostrobin (R5) was applied tensions irrigation where they were collecting material for the enzymatic determination. Three days after the application of... (complete abstract click electronic access below)

氟硼熒二吡咯染料是一類多功能的熒光材料，並得到了廣泛的應用。本論文的目標是探索此類染料以及它的氮雜類似物作為探測重金屬離子的熒光探針，非線性光學材料和構建人工光合作用模型的潛力。 本論文報導了一系列氟硼熒二吡咯染料和它的氮雜類似物的分子設計，合成，光學性質以及在相關領域的應用。 / 第一章簡單的概述了氟硼熒二吡咯染料的合成，光學性質和作為重金屬熒光探針和非線性光學材料的應用。然後詳細概述了氮雜氟硼熒二吡咯染料的發展，合成，光學性質，以及其在生物醫藥和材料科學領域的潛在應用。 / 第二章報導了一個對銅和汞二價離子具有高選擇性比色性識別的近紅外熒光探針。 這個探針以雙邊苯乙烯修飾的氟硼熒二吡咯染料為螢光團，並進一步修飾兩個二（三唑）胺的識別位點。在體積比為1 比1 的乙腈水溶液中，當加入銅和汞二價離子時，這個探針的吸收和熒光波長表現出不同程度的藍移，而且這個變化可以被肉眼觀察到。這是因為分子內的電荷傳遞過程被抑制的結果。另外，通過其熒光變化的工作曲線法，銅二價離子與此探針具有2 比1 的結合比例。進一步研究表明它們表現出較大的結合常數（(6.2 ± 0.6) × 10⁹ M⁻²），是汞二價離子的結合常數的六倍。 / 另外，除了分子內電荷傳遞的機理，光致電子轉移和熒光共振能量傳遞也是兩種常用的設計熒光探針的機理。第三章報導了兩個基於光致電子轉移和熒光共振能量傳遞的有高效選擇性的汞二價離子熒光探針。 我們使用電子吸收和熒光光譜的方法研究了他們之間的結合性能。其中一個探針在中間的位置連接了一個二（三唑）胺的結合位點，並對汞二價離子表現出很高的响應性。另一個探針進一步引入了兩個羅丹明熒光團到氟硼熒二吡咯染料上，於是當接觸到汞二價離子時，激發的氟硼熒二吡咯染料的能量將高效的傳遞到羅丹明上，從而表現出顯著的光譜的變化。 / 第四章描述了一系列含有兩個電子供體和推拉結構的氟硼熒以及氮雜氟硼熒二吡咯染料的設計，合成，以及作為非線性光學材料的潛力。通過薗頭偶合反應，兩個對位二苯胺基苯乙炔基或對位二甲氨基苯乙炔基被連接到了該染料的2 和6 位上。線性的吸收和熒光研究表明那些化合物表現出溶劑效應。 它們在甲苯中雙光子吸收的性能通過用雙光子激發熒光光譜的方法進行了研究。另外，對於推拉電子的一系類化合物，推電子的對位二甲氨基苯乙炔基和拉電子的對位硝基苯乙炔基分別連接到了該染料的2 和6 位上。這些化合物的光學和電化學性能得到了詳細的研究。在氯仿溶液中，它們的二價非線性光學性質通過電場誘導的二次諧波的方法進行了研究，其在1907 納米的標量積μ.β在94 ×10⁻⁴⁸ 到330 × 10⁻⁴⁸ esu 之間，並隨著3 和5 位取代基的不同而變化。 / 第五章報導了一個基於單邊苯乙烯氟硼熒二吡咯染料和富勒烯雙修飾的氮雜氟硼熒二吡咯染料的人工光合作用模型。這個三元體系的分子內光誘導的過程使用穩態的光學方法進行了研究。當激發單邊苯乙烯氟硼熒二吡咯染料部分時，這個被激發的部分會將能量傳遞給氮雜氟硼熒二吡咯染料，然後進一步的將電子傳遞給富勒烯。運用飛秒瞬態鐳射的方法，它們之間在苯睛中電子重排的速率是7.00 × 10⁸ s⁻¹，從而得到電荷分離態的壽命是1.47 納秒。 / 作為上一個工作的拓展，第六章報導了兩個或四個甲基化環糊精修飾的氮雜氟硼熒二吡咯染料與四磺酸基卟啉和其鋅卟啉，以及兩個帶正電的單邊苯乙烯修飾的氟硼熒二吡咯染料在水中的相互作用。使用各種光學方法，我們研究了它們的結合過程以及能量或者電子的傳遞過程。最後，四磺酸基卟啉， 環糊精修飾的氮雜氟硼熒二吡咯染料，以及單邊修飾的氟硼熒二吡咯染料在水溶液中進行了自組裝。當激發卟啉時，能量高效的傳遞到氮雜氟硼熒二吡咯染料上，接著電子從單邊修飾的氟硼熒染料傳遞到氮雜氟硼熒二吡咯染料上。因此，這個多重的超分子體系是一個很好的光合作用模型。 / 第七章和第八章分別闡述了前面幾章的實驗部分和引用文獻。 / 論文的最後一部分附上了所有新化合物的核磁共振氫譜和碳譜圖。 / Boron dipyrromethenes (BODIPYs) are versatile functional materials for a wide range of applications. This research work aims to explore the potential of these compounds and their aza analogues as fluorescent probes for heavy metal ions, nonlinear optical materials, and building blocks of artificial photosynthetic models. This thesis describes the molecular design, synthesis, spectroscopic characterization, and photophysical properties of several series of BODIPYs and aza-BODIPYs, as well as their potential applications in these areas. / Chapter 1 gives a brief overview of BODIPYs, focusing on their synthesis, spectroscopic properties, and applications as fluorescent probes for heavy metal ions and nonlinear optical materials. It then reviews the historical development, syntheses, and spectroscopic properties of their aza analogues. The potential applications of aza-BODIPYs in biomedicine and materials science are also discussed at the end of this chapter. / In Chapter 2, a highly selective colorimetric and near-infrared fluorescent probe for Cu²⁺ and Hg²⁺ ions is reported, which is based on a distyryl BODIPY with two bis(1,2,3-triazole)amino receptors. The compound selectively binds to Cu²⁺ and Hg²⁺ ions in CH₃CN/H₂O (1:1 v/v) giving remarkably blue-shifted electronic absorption and fluorescence bands as a result of inhibition of the intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) process upon binding. The color changes can be easily seen by the naked eye. The binding stoichiometry between this probe and Cu²⁺ ion has been determined to be 1:2 by a Job’s plot of the fluorescence data with a binding constant of (6.2 ± 0.6) × 10⁹ M⁻². The corresponding value for Hg²⁺ ion is about six-fold smaller. / In addition to the ICT mechanism, photoinduced electron transfer (PET) and fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) are another two useful mechanisms for design of fluorescent probes. Chapter 3 reports two highly selective and sensitive BODIPY-based fluorescent probes for Hg²⁺ ion based on PET and FRET mechanisms. Their binding properties have been investigated by using electronic absorption and steady-state fluorescence spectroscopic methods. The probe with a bis(1,2,3-triazole)amino receptor at the meso position is highly responsive toward Hg²⁺ ion. By introducing two rhodamine B moieties to the BODIPY core, FRET occurs from the excited BODIPY to rhodamine B in a highly effective manner upon binding to Hg²⁺ ion, regarding to remarkable spectral changes. / Chapter 4 presents a series of BODIPY and aza-BODIPY derivatives bearing a donor-π-donor or push-pull structure as nonlinear optical materials. The donor-π-donor derivatives have been prepared by connecting 4-(diphenylamino)phenylethynyl or 4-(dimethylamino)phenylethynyl moieties to the 2- and 6-positions of the π systems through Sonogashira coupling reactions. The linear optical absorption and fluorescence properties of these compounds have been found to be solvent-dependent. Their two-photon absorption properties have also been measured in toluene by two-photon fluorescence excitation method. For the push-pull series, an electron-donating 4-(dimethylamino)phenylethynyl group and an electron-withdrawing 4-nitrophenylethynyl group have been added to the 2- and 6-positions of the BODIPY core. The spectroscopic and electrochemical properties of these compounds have been studied. Their second-order nonlinear optical properties have also been examined by electric-field-induced second-harmonic generation method in CHCl₃. The values of the dot product μ.β are in the range from 94 × 10⁻⁴⁸ to 330 × 10⁻⁴⁸ esu at 1907 nm, depending on the substituents at the 3- and 5-positions. / Chapter 5 describes the synthesis and characterization of an artificial photosynthetic model in which an aza-BODIPY core is covalently linked to a monostyryl BODIPY component and a fullerene (C₆₀) unit. The photoinduced intramolecular processes of this triad and the model compounds have been studied in detail by steady-state and time-resolved spectroscopic methods. Upon excitation at the monostyryl BODIPY moiety, excitation energy transfer occurs to the aza-BODIPY core, which is followed by an electron transfer to the C₆₀ unit. From the femtosecond transient absorption studies, the rate constant of charge recombination has been determined to be 7.00 × 10⁸ s⁻¹ in benzonitrile, giving a lifetime of 1.47 ns for the charge-separated state. / As an extension, Chapter 6 presents related supramolecular systems in which an aza-BODIPY derivative bearing two or four permethylated β-cyclodextrin moieties binds to metal-free and zinc(II) tetrasulfonated porphyrins, as well as two cationic monostyryl BODIPYs in water. The complexation of these components has been studied by various spectroscopic methods. The resulting host-guest complexes exhibit efficient energy and/or electron transfer depending on the nature of the guests. A novel mixed array of metal-free porphyrin, aza-BODIPY, and monostyryl BODIPY has also been assembled. Upon excitation at the porphyrin unit, singlet-singlet energy transfer occurs to the aza-BODIPY core, which then obtains an electron from the monostyryl BODIPY moieties. This supramolecular hetero-array thus also serves as an artificial photosynthetic model. / Chaper 7 gives the experimental details for the work described in the preceedingchapters. All the references cited herein are given in Chapter 8. / ¹H and ¹³C{¹H} NMR spectra of all the new compounds are given in the Appendix. / Detailed summary in vernacular field only. / Detailed summary in vernacular field only. / Detailed summary in vernacular field only. / Detailed summary in vernacular field only. / Detailed summary in vernacular field only. / Detailed summary in vernacular field only. / Detailed summary in vernacular field only. / Detailed summary in vernacular field only. / Detailed summary in vernacular field only. / Shi, Wenjing. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2013. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 204-220). / Abstracts also in Chinese. / Table of Contents --- p.I / Acknowledgment --- p.VII / Abstract --- p.IX / Abstract (in Chinese) --- p.XIII / Abbreviations --- p.XV / List of Figures --- p.XXI / List of Tables --- p.XXXII / List of Schemes --- p.XXXIV / Publication Related to This Thesis --- p.XXXVI / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction / Chapter 1.1 --- General --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Synthesis, Reactivity, and Spectroscopic Properties of BODIPYs --- p.2 / Chapter 1.2.1 --- Synthesis of BODIPYs --- p.2 / Chapter 1.2.2 --- Reactivity of BODIPYs --- p.5 / Chapter 1.2.3 --- Spectroscopic Properties of Selected BODIPYs --- p.6 / Chapter 1.3 --- Applications of BODIPYs --- p.9 / Chapter 1.3.1 --- BODIPYs as Fluorescent Probes for Heavy Metal Ions --- p.9 / Chapter 1.3.2 --- BODIPYs as Two-Photon Absorbing Materials --- p.14 / Chapter 1.3.2.1 --- General for Two-Photon Absorption --- p.14 / Chapter 1.3.2.2 --- Selected Examples of TPA Materials --- p.15 / Chapter 1.4 --- Aza-BODIPYs: Aza Analogues of BODIPYs --- p.18 / Chapter 1.4.1 --- General --- p.18 / Chapter 1.4.2 --- Synthesis and Reactivity of Aza-BODIPYs --- p.18 / Chapter 1.4.3 --- Spectroscopic Properties of Aza-BODIPYs --- p.21 / Chapter 1.4.4 --- Applications of Aza-BODIPYs --- p.29 / Chapter 1.4.4.1 --- Aza-BODIPYs as Artificial Photosynthetic Models --- p.29 / Chapter 1.4.4.2 --- Aza-BODIPYs as Fluorescent Probes --- p.33 / Chapter 1.4.4.3 --- Aza-BODIPYs as Photosensitizers and Imaging Probes --- p.37 / Chapter 1.4.4.4 --- Other Applications --- p.39 / Chapter 1.5 --- Objectives of this Study --- p.41 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- A Highly Selective Colorimetric and Fluorescent Probe for Cu²⁺ and Hg²⁺ Ions Based on a Distyryl BODIPY with Two Bis(1,2,3-triazole)amino Receptors / Chapter 2.1 --- Introduction --- p.42 / Chapter 2.2 --- Results and Discussion --- p.43 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Synthesis and Characterization --- p.43 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Metal Sensing Properties --- p.46 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- Binding Properties --- p.48 / Chapter 2.2.3.1 --- Binding Properties of 2.10 with Cu²⁺ Ion --- p.48 / Chapter 2.2.3.2 --- Binding Properties of 2.10 with Hg²⁺ Ion --- p.52 / Chapter 2.3 --- Conclusion --- p.55 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Detection of Hg²⁺ Ion with BODIPY-Based Fluorescent Probes Substituted with a Bis(1,2,3-triazole)amino Receptor / Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.56 / Chapter 3.2 --- Results and Discussion --- p.57 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Molecular Design, Synthesis, and Characterization --- p.58 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Metal Binding Properties of 3.6 --- p.61 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- Metal Binding Properties of 3.7 --- p.66 / Chapter 3.2.4 --- Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer in 3.7 --- p.72 / Chapter 3.3 --- Conclusion --- p.73 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- Synthesis and Nonlinear Optical Properties of BODIPY and Aza-BODIPY Derivatives / Chapter 4.1 --- Introduction --- p.74 / Chapter 4.2 --- Results and Discussion --- p.75 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- Synthesis of D-π-D BODIPY and Aza-BODIPY Derivatives --- p.75 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- Synthesis of Push-Pull BODIPY Derivatives --- p.81 / Chapter 4.2.3 --- Linear Electronic Absorption and Fluorescence Properties of D-π-D BODIPY and Aza-BODIPY Derivatives --- p.84 / Chapter 4.2.4 --- Electrochemical Properties of D-π-D BODIPY Derivatives --- p.88 / Chapter 4.2.5 --- Two-Photon Absorption Properties of D-π-D BODIPY and Aza-BODIPY Derivatives --- p.90 / Chapter 4.2.6 --- Linear Electronic Absorption and Fluorescence Properties of Push-Pull BODIPY Derivatives --- p.93 / Chapter 4.2.7 --- Electrochemical Properties of Push-Pull BODIPY Derivatives --- p.96 / Chapter 4.2.8 --- Second-Order Nonlinear Optical Properties of Push-Pull BODIPY Derivatives --- p.97 / Chapter 4.3 --- Conclusion --- p.99 / Chapter Chapter 5 --- Photosynthetic Antenna-Reaction Center Mimicry with a Covalently Linked Monostyryl Boron Dipyrromethene-Aza Boron Dipyrromethene-C₆₀ Triad / Chapter 5.1 --- Introduction --- p.101 / Chapter 5.2 --- Results and Discussion --- p.103 / Chapter 5.2.1 --- Synthesis --- p.103 / Chapter 5.2.2 --- Steady-State Electronic Absorption and Fluorescence Properties --- p.105 / Chapter 5.2.3 --- Electrochemical Properties and Energy Levels --- p.109 / Chapter 5.2.4 --- Transient Absorption Studies --- p.112 / Chapter 5.2.4.1 --- Femtosecond Transient Absorption Studies --- p.112 / Chapter 5.2.4.2 --- Nanosecond Transient Absorption Studies --- p.117 / Chapter 5.2.5 --- Energy-Level Diagrams --- p.119 / Chapter 5.3 --- Conclusion --- p.121 / Chapter Chapter 6 --- Formation and Photoinduced Processes of the Host-Guest Complexes of β-Cyclodextrin-Conjugated Aza-BODIPYs with Tetrasulfonated Porphyrins and Monostyryl BODIPYs / Chapter 6.1 --- Introduction --- p.122 / Chapter 6.2 --- Results and Discussion --- p.123 / Chapter 6.2.1 --- Synthesis and Characterization --- p.123 / Chapter 6.2.2 --- Host-Guest Complexes of 6.3 with Tetrasulfonated Porphyrins --- p.131 / Chapter 6.2.3 --- Host-Guest Complexes of 6.7 with Tetrasulfonated Porphyrins --- p.141 / Chapter 6.2.4 --- Host-Guest Complexes of 6.7 with Monostyryl BODIPYs --- p.146 / Chapter 6.2.5 --- Host-Guest Complexes of 6.7 with Tetrasulfonated Porphyrins and Monostyryl BODIPYs --- p.154 / Chapter 6.3 --- Conclusion --- p.159 / Chapter Chapter 7 --- Experimental Section / Chapter 7.1 --- General --- p.160 / Chapter 7.2 --- Experiments in Chapter 2 --- p.162 / Chapter 7.2.1 --- Synthesis --- p.162 / Chapter 7.2.2 --- Absorption and Fluorescence Studies --- p.164 / Chapter 7.2.3 --- Determination of Binding Constants (K) --- p.165 / Chapter 7.3 --- Experiments in Chapter 3 --- p.165 / Chapter 7.3.1 --- Synthesis --- p.165 / Chapter 7.3.2 --- Absorption and Fluorescence Studies --- p.169 / Chapter 7.3.3 --- Determination of Binding Constants (K) --- p.169 / Chapter 7.4 --- Experiments in Chapter 4 --- p.170 / Chapter 7.4.1 --- Synthesis --- p.170 / Chapter 7.4.2 --- Electrochemical Measurements --- p.188 / Chapter 7.4.3 --- NLO Measurements --- p.188 / Chapter 7.5 --- Experiments in Chapter 5 --- p.190 / Chapter 7.5.1 --- Synthesis --- p.190 / Chapter 7.5.2 --- Electrochemical Measurements --- p.196 / Chapter 7.5.3 --- Time-Resolved Transient Absorption Measurements --- p.196 / Chapter 7.6 --- Experiments in Chapter 6 --- p.198 / Chapter 7.6.1 --- Synthesis --- p.198 / Chapter 7.6.2 --- Determination of Binding Constants (K) --- p.201 / Chapter 7.6.3 --- Molecular Dynamic Simulation --- p.202 / Chapter 7.6.4 --- Electrochemical Measurements --- p.203 / Chapter Chapter 8 --- References --- p.204 / Appendix --- p.221