Spectral and luminescent properties of some porphyrin compounds in different electronic states

The spectral and luminescent properties of some derivatives of tetraphenylporphyrin are studied at different concentrations of these compounds; the spectra of neutral and ionic forms are interpreted; and the quantum yields of ordinary and, in some cases, short-wavelength fluorescence from highly excited states are determined. The spectra of transient absorption from excited states, existing in the time range of tens of nanoseconds, are measured, and the quantum yields of formation of triplet molecules are estimated. Hypotheses regarding the mechanism of phototransformations of some porphyrins in chloroform are put forth.