Zn and Pd complexes of
meso-tetraphenyltetranaphthaloporphyrins(Ph
4TNP) exhibit strong infrared absorption bands and luminescein solutions at room temperature. S1
S0 fluorescence (
max =732 nm,
= 5.3%) is the predominant emission in the case ofZnPh
4TNP (
1). This emission is in part due to the delayedfluorescence (
= 1.1%). Phosphorescence (T1
S0) of
1 (
max= 973 nm) is very weak (
= 0.04%) and occurs with lifetime ofabout 440
s in deoxygenated DMF. In the case of PdPh
4TNP(
2), almost no S1
S0 fluorescence could be observed, whilethe main emission detected was T1
S0 phosphorescence (
max= 938 nm). The phosphorescence of
2 occurs with lifetime ofabout 65
s and (
=6.5%) in deoxygenated DMF solution.Metalloporphyrins
1 and
2 are promising near infrared dyesbiomedical applications.