| abstract |
A poly(porphyrin) represented by a general formula (I) below, which is useful as molecular wire conducting photonic and electronic energy: n n n where M is a metal ion selected from the group consisting of Zn, Ga, Ru, Fe and Co, R 1 is a group selected from the group consisting of alkyl group, unsubstituted aryl group, alkyl-substituted aryl group, and alkyloxy-substituted aryl group, Im is represented by the following formula: n n n where R 2 denotes a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and n is an integer of 1 or more, provided that the central metal ion represented by M may be coordinated or not coordinated to at least one of the porphyrin rings positioned at both ends of the general formula (I). |