Two types of covalently NH-linked porphyrin-phthalocyanine dyads, connected either through the
meso phenyl group or the
-pyrrolic positionof the porphyrin, have been synthesized following statistical condensation methodologies for phthalocyanine preparation and palladium-catalyzed amination methods. Photophysical studies have revealed that energy transfer from the porphyrin to the phthalocyanine prevailsregardless of linkage.