The Chemical Reaction Field as Coordination Space Provided by Clay-Porphyrin Complexes

Abstract

We have been investigating unique structure of clay-porphyrin complexes, in which porphyrin molecules do not aggregate on the clay surface even at very high density adsorption conditions. On the other hand, we found out that porphyrin molecule changes its orientation angle depending on the surrounding solvent atmosphere. In this paper, the properties of chemical reaction field as coordination space provided clay porphyrin complexes is examined.