Peridinin, a nor-carotenoid, exhibits an exceptionally high energy transfer efficiency to chlorophyll a in photosynthesis in the sea. This efficiency would be related to the unique structure of peridinin. To answer the question of why peridinin possesses the irregular C37 skeleton, we have achieved the synthesis of three peridinin derivatives. Their ultrafast time-resolved optical absorption and Stark spectra measurements have shown the presence of the characteristic intramolecular charge transfer state and the featured electrostatic properties of peridinin.
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