• Synthesis of Co-Zn and Co-Ni porphyrin dyads with a triazine spacer. • The spectra of the dyads show additive behavior of the monomers. • Ultrafast dynamics is dictated by the intrinsic properties of the monomers. • Thermodynamics alone does not ensure ET; kinetics dictate deactivation pathways.
Duque-Prata et al. (Fri,) studied this question.