Synthesis and spectroscopy of a series of substituted N-confused tetraphenylporphyrins

A series of N-confused tetraphenylporphyrins (H(2)NCTPPs) with substituents on either the para- or the 3,5-positions of the meso phenyl rings were prepared using Lindsey conditions. Both electron-withdrawing and electron-donating groups were chosen in order to probe the effects of peripheral substitution on the properties of the macrocycles. The series includes 5,10,15,20-tetra-(4-R-phenyl) N-confused porphyrins (where R = bromo (1), iodo (2), cyano (3), methoxy (4), 2',5'-dimethoxyphenyl (5), or ethynyl (6)) and 5,10,15,20-(3,5-di-tert-butylphenyl) N-confused porphyrin (7). Absorption and steady-state fluorescence measurements were carried out, and quantum yields were measured for all compounds in both dichloromethane (CH(2)Cl(2)) and dimethylacetamide (DMAc).     

A New Nonconjugated Naphthalene Derivative of Meso-tetra-(3-hydroxy)-phenyl-porphyrin as a Potential Sensitizer for Photodynamic Therapy

A new 5,10,15,20-tetra-(phenoxy-3-carbonyl-1-amino-naphthyl)-porphyrin was prepared by an isocyanate condensation reaction and its photophysical properties fully evaluated, both in terms of photostability and singlet oxygen production. It shows considerably enhanced photostability when compared with the parent 5,10,15,20-tetra-(3-hydroxy-phenyl)-porphyrin, with the photodegradation quantum yields for T(NAF)PP and T(OH)PP being 4.65 × 10⁻⁴ and 5.19 × 10⁻³, respectively. Its photodynamic effect in human carcinoma HT-29 cells was evaluated. The new porphyrin showed good properties as a sensitizer in photodynamic therapy with an in vitro cytotoxicity IC₅₀ value of 6.80 μg mL⁻¹ for a 24 h incubation. In addition to the potential of this compound, the synthetic route used provides possibilities of extension to a wide range of new sensitizers.     

卟啉衍生物复合单层膜的结构特征

四羧酸对称取代的卟啉衍生物5,10,15,20-tetra-4-oxy(aceticacid)phenylporphyrin(TAPP)及其与二甲基二(十六烷基)溴化铵(DMDHA)所形成的复合物在空气/水溶液界面上可形成稳定的单层膜,利用π-A等温线、UV-vis光谱及偏振光谱对单层膜的结构作用了研究,结果表明,纯TAPP的单层膜中,卟啉环间有强的相互作用,其间距约为0.55nm;1:1(摩尔比)的复合物单层膜中,环间距离与纯TAPP相比无明显变化,但聚集体间距离增加了;而1:4的复合物单层膜中,环与环间的相互作用减弱,环间距离及聚集体间的距离均明显增加。     

A ratiometric fluorescence sensor with broad dynamic range based on two pH-sensitive fluorophores

This paper describes a novel ratiometric fluorescence sensor for pH measurement. Two pH-sensitive fluorophores, N-allyl-4-(4'-methyl-piperazinyl)-1,8-naphthalimide (AMPN) and meso-5,10,15,20-tetra-(4-allyloxyphenyl)porphyrin (TAPP), which served as referencing indicators for each other, were co-polymerized with acrylamide, hydroxyethyl methacrylate and triethylene glycol dimethacrylate on the silanized glass surface. The proposed sensor is based on the pH-dependent fluorescence intensities of the two fluorophores in different pH ranges. The sensor covers a broad dynamic range of pH 1.5-9.0. It exhibits satisfactory analytical performance in terms of selectivity, reproducibility and stability. The successful fabrication of the proposed sensor provides an alternative concept to utilizing two or more fluorophores for the development of ratiometric sensors covering a broad range of pH.     

Fluorescence ratiometric pH sensor prepared from covalently immobilized porphyrin and benzothioxanthene

A fluorescence ratiometric sensor for pH determination is described in this paper. The sensor incorporated the pH-sensitive dye meso-5,10,15,20-tetra-(4-allyloxyphenyl)porphyrin (TAPP) as an indicator and a pH-insensitive dye N-(2-methacryloxyethyl)benzo[k,l]thioxanthene-3,4-dicarboximide (MBTD), a benzothioxanthene derivative, as a reference for fluorescence ratiometric measurement. To prevent leakage of the dyes, both were photocopolymerized with acrylamide, hydroxyethyl methacrylate, and triethylene glycol dimethacrylate on the silanized glass surface. The reproducibility and response time of the prepared sensor were sufficient. Most common coexisting inorganic ions and organic compounds did not interfere with pH sensing. In the acidic pH range from 1.5 to 5.0 the fluorescence intensity ratio of the two dyes varied linearly as a function of pH. The sensing membrane was found to have a lifetime of at least one month. The sensor was applied to the analysis of waste water and artificial samples.     

Immobilization of porphyrins in poly(hydroxymethylsiloxane)

Three tetracationic porphyrins differing in the position of charged nitrogen atoms on the peripheral substituents — 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(N-methylpyridinium-4-yl)porphyrin (TMPyP4), 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(N-methylpyridinium-2-yl)porphyrin (TMPyP2), 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-trimethylammoniophenyl) porphyrin (TMAPP), and hydrophobic 5,10,15,20-tetraphenylporphyrin (TPP), were immobilized by adsorption and encapsulation in poly(hydroxymethylsiloxane) (PHOMS). The so prepared porphyrin-PHOMS composites were characterized by porosimetry, scanning electron microscopy, fluorescence and diffuse reflectance UV-VIS spectroscopy. It was found that porphyrins are immobilized in the PHOMS matrix in the free base monomer form Their irradiation produced singlet oxygen O₂(¹Δ_g) with the lifetime of 10–30 μs.     

Centrally Coordinated Cobalt Porphyrin Monolayers on the Surface of TiO2 Nanoparticles

Aminopropyltrimethoxysilane (APTS) on the surface of TiO₂ nanoparticles was used to bind cobalt(II) 5,10,15,20-tetra-(4-trimethylaminophenyl)porphyrin iodide (CoTAPPI). The binding involved coordination of amino-group in the APTS to cobalt(II) ion in the center of the porphyrin. The absorption and fluorescence spectra of the products showed that there existed the electron transfer among TiO₂, APTS, and CoTAPPI. The polarized fluorescence spectra were used to evaluate the coordination constants of the porphyrin and APTS. The molecular geometry and binding energy of the TiO₂-APTS-CoTAPPI assembly were calculated with the molecular mechanics approach (MM2).     

Interaction of porphyrins with a dendrimer template: self-aggregation controlled by pH

The interaction between self-aggregated porphyrins such as 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-sulfonatophenyl)porphyrin (TPPS) and 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-phosphonatophenyl)porphyrin (TPPP), and a generation 5 (G5) PAMAM dendrimer template is governed by minute differences of porphyrin acido-basic properties. While at neutral pH both monomeric TPPS and TPPP form complexes with G5, decreasing pH did not lead to porphyrin ring protonation (pK(a) approximately 5) but rather to the preferential formation of H-aggregates (probably H-dimers), most likely due to protonation of the G5. Upon further acidification of the solution, this face-to-face orientation of the porphyrin units is being converted to edge-to-edge aligned J-aggregates with a tightly defined structure. This process starts by protonation of the porphyrin ring at pH below 2.3 and 2.8 for TPPS and TPPP, respectively. The AFM imaging of porphyrin/G5 nanostructures obtained at pH 0.7 shows the formation of long nanorods of TPPS with partially aggregated G5 and small aggregates of TPPP connected to individual G5 molecules.     

Porphyrin, phthalocyanine and porphyrazine derivatives with multifluorenyl substituents as efficient deep-red emitters

The synthesis and photophysical properties are described for a series of porphyrin, phthalocyanine and pyrazinoporphyrazine derivatives which bear four or eight peripheral fluorenyl substituents as antennae. Representative examples are 5,10,15,20-tetra(9,9-dihexyl-9H-fluoren-2-yl)porphyrin (2), 5,10,15,20-tetrakis[4-(9,9-dihexyl-9H-fluoren-2-yl)phenyl]porphyrin (3), 2,3,9,10,16,17,23,24-octakis(9,9-dihexyl-9H-fluoren-2-yl)-29H,31H-phthalocyanine (8) and 2,3,9,10,16,17,23,24-octakis[4-(9,9-dihexyl-9H-fluoren-2-yl)phenyl]-29H,31H-tetrapyrazinoporphyrazine (9). Palladium-mediated Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reactions have been key steps for attaching the substituents. The compounds are deep-red emitters: lambda(max)(em)=659 (3), 737 (8) and 684 nm (9). Their absorption and emission spectra, their fluorescence lifetimes and quantum yields are correlated with the structures of the macrocycles and the substituents. The solution fluorescence quantum yields of porphyrin derivatives substituted with fluorene (2-4) and terphenyl substituents (7) (Phi(f)=0.21-0.23) are approximately twice that of tetraphenylporphyrin. For phthalocyanine derivative 8, Phi(f) was very high (0.88). Specific excitation of the fluorene units of 8 produced emission from both of them (lambda(max)=480 nm) and also from the phthalocyanine core (lambda(max)=750 nm), indicating a competitive rate of energy transfer and radiative decay of the fluorenes. Organic light-emitting devices (OLEDs) were made by spin-coating techniques by using a polyspirobifluorene (PSBF) copolymer as the host blended with 3 (5 wt. %) in the configuration ITO/PEDOT:PSS/PSBF copolymer:3/Ca/Al. Deep-red emission (lambda(max)=663 nm; CIE coordinates x=0.70, y=0.27) was observed with an external quantum efficiency of 2.5 % (photons/electron) (at 7.5 mA cm(-2)), a low turn-on voltage and high emission intensity (luminance) of 5500 cd m(-2) (at 250 mA/ m(2)).     

Chelation and fluorescence properties of tetraphenylporphyrin and 5,10,15,20-tetra(4-hydroxyphenyl)porphyrin in acetonitrile

The kinetics of complex formation between zinc and 5,10,15,20-tetraphenylporphyrin and 5,10,15,20-tetra(4-hydroxyphenyl)porphyrin in acetonitrile is studied in the temperature range from 298 to 318 K. The fluorescent properties of these compounds are examined, the emission in the red region of the spectrum is measured, and the fluorescence quantum yields are determined. It is found that although the electronic absorption spectra of the studied compounds are almost identical, hydroxyl substituents are observed to have a considerable effect on the chelating ability of ligands. The rate constant of the formation of ZnT(4-OH-Ph)P is thus approximately three times higher than that of ZnTPhP, with the energy consumption being lower (about 20 kJ mol^–1). The calculated fluorescence quantum yields of H₂TPhP, H₂T(4-OH-Ph) P, ZnTPhP, and ZnT(4-OH-Ph)P in acetonitrile are half those in toluene, while the ratio between the quantum yields of ligands and their metal complexes is a constant equal to approximately 3 and does not depend on which solvent is used.     

水溶性金属卟啉在水溶液中的光物理与光化学研究

研究了５种水溶性金属卟啉ＺｎＴＭＡＰＰ、ＺｎＴＭＰｙＰ、ＭｇＴＭＰｙＰ、ＺｎＴＢＰｙＰ和ＺｎＴＴＰＳ４的光物理（吸收光谱和荧光光谱、振子强度、荧光寿命、量子产率）、激发态氧化还原电势及光稳定性。结果表明ＭｇＴＭＰｙＰ是比ＺｎＴＭＰｙＰ更好的光敏剂。     

Synthesis of platinum complexes of fluorenyl-substituted porphyrins used as phosphorescent dyes for solution-processed organic light-emitting devices

Platinum(II) complexes of symmetrical meso-substituted A₄-porphyrins bearing four fluorene donor moieties 5,10,15,20-tetra(4-(2 methyloxyfluorenyl)phenyl)porphyrin, referred to as TOFP, or eight fluorene arms, 5,10,15,20-octa(3,5-(2 methyloxyfluorenyl)phenyl)porphyrin, OOFP, were synthesised and characterised. The photophysical properties of the new compounds are reported and compared to those of PtTPP and PtTFP {TPP=tetraphenylporphyrin and TFP=tetra(2-fluorenyl)porphyrin}. The luminescence quantum yields of PtTOFP and PtOOFP are 11% and 4.2%, respectively, compared to 4.6% for the reference PtTPP and only 2.0% for the previously studied compound PtTFP. The electronic and optoelectronic behaviour of solution-processed organic light-emitting devices (OLEDs) are reported that incorporate these platinum porphyrins as phosphorescent dyes doped into different layers of a polyvinylcarbazole (PVK) host.     

Synthesis,Spectral, and Coordination Properties of Halogen-Substituted Tetraarylporphyrins

2,3,7,8,12,13,17,18-Ocatbromo-5,10,15,20-tetra-(4-chloroprienyl)porphyrin and 2,3,7,8,12,13,17,18-octachloro-5,10,15,20-tetra-(4-bromophenyl)porphyrin have been synthesized. The obtained compounds have been identified by electronic absorption and ¹H NMR spectroscopy as well as mass spectrometry. The complex-forming properties of the synthesized porphyrins in the zinc acetate (II)-acetonitrile system at 278–298 K have been studied. Kinetic parameters of the formation of the corresponding zinc complexes in acetonitrile have been determined.

     

Synthesis and properties of ms- and β-substituted Pt(II) and Pt(IV) tetraphenylporphyrinates

The interaction of 5,10,15,20-tetraphenylporphyrin, 5,10,15,20-tetra-(4-chlorophenyl)porphyrin, 2-bromo-5,10,15,20-tetraphenylporphyrin, and 2,3,12,13-tetrabromo-5,10,15,20-tetraphenylporphyrin with platinum(II) chloride in boiling phenol has been studied. The corresponding platinum(II) porphyrinates have been synthesized; their subsequent treatment with bromine in chloroform resulted in platinum(IV) porphyrinates. The Pt(II) and Pt(IV)(Br)₂ porphyrinates have been identified by elemental analysis, electron absorption, IR, and ¹H NMR spectroscopy.     

Porphyrinylphosphonate-Based Metal–Organic Framework: Tuning Proton Conductivity by Ligand Design

A novel metal–organic framework [Zn₃(Ni-H₂TPPP)(Ni-H₄TPPP)(Ni-H₅TPPP) ⋅ 7(CH₃)₂NH₂ ⋅ DMF ⋅ 7 H₂O] (where Ni-H_xTPPP (x=2,4,5) are partially deprotonated [5,10,15,20-tetrakis(3-(phosphonatophenyl)-porphyrinato(2-))]nickel(II) species), IPCE-2Ni , with outstanding proton conductivity (1.0×10⁻² S cm⁻¹ at 75 °C and 95 % relative humidity) has been obtained. The high concentration of free phosphonate groups and compensating dimethylammonium cations bound by hydrogen bonds in the unique crystal structure of IPCE-2Ni is a key factor responsible for the observed high proton conductivity, which is one order of magnitude higher than for the corresponding MOF based on 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-(phosphonatophenyl)porphyrinato(2-))]nickel(II) IPCE-1Ni and comparable with that of leaders among MOFs.     

Comparative study of photophysical properties of isomeric tetrapyridyl- and tetra-(N-hexadecylpyridiniumyl) porphyrins.

Photophysical properties (absorption spectra, fluorescence spectra, lifetimes and quantum yields) were studied for the three isomers of tetrapyridylporphyrins (TPyPs) in CHCl3 and tetra-(N-hexadecylpyridiniumyl) porphyrins (TC16PyPs) in CHCl3, CH3OH and Triton X-100 micelle solution. While the ground-state and excited-state properties are very similar for the three isomers of neutral TPyP, significant differences exist among the isomers of amphiphilic TC16PyP. Amphiphilic porphyrins bearing hydrophilic pyridinium and hydrophobic long-chain alkyl groups are characterized by reduced fluorescence quantum yields, biexponential fluorescence decay, and appreciable aggregation in nonpolar solvents. The observed biexponential fluorescence decay of amphiphilic porphyrins can be interpreted in terms of mixing of the S1 and a close-lying CT state in which an electron is transferred from the porphyrin core to the electron-deficient pyridinium group.     

Effect of solvent on the subnanosecond decay of the second excited singlet state of tetramethylindanethione

The S₂ → S₀ fluorescence spectra and quantum yields and the S₂ lifetimes of 2,2,3,3-tetramethylindanethione (TMIT) have been measured in several solvents using a synchronously pumped picosecond dye laser excitation system. The S₂ nonradiative decay rate is markedly solvent dependent. In inert perfluoroalkane solvents remarkably large S₂-S₀ fluorescence quantum yields (θ_f = 0.14) and long S₂ lifetimes (τ = 880 ps) are measured. Hydrocarbons are efficient excited-state quenchers.     

How To Make Nitroaromatic Compounds Glow: Next-Generation Large X-Shaped,Centrosymmetric Diketopyrrolopyrroles

Red-emissive π-expanded diketopyrrolopyrroles (DPPs) with fluorescence reaching λ=750 nm can be easily synthesized by a three-step strategy involving the preparation of diketopyrrolopyrrole followed by N-arylation and subsequent intramolecular palladium-catalyzed direct arylation. Comprehensive spectroscopic assays combined with first-principles calculations corroborated that both N-arylated and fused DPPs reach a locally excited (S₁) state after excitation, followed by internal conversion to states with solvent and structural relaxation, before eventually undergoing intersystem crossing. Only the structurally relaxed state is fluorescent, with lifetimes in the range of several nanoseconds and tens of picoseconds in nonpolar and polar solvents, respectively. The lifetimes correlate with the fluorescence quantum yields, which range from 6 % to 88 % in nonpolar solvents and from 0.4 % and 3.2 % in polar solvents. A very inefficient (T₁) population is responsible for fluorescence quantum yields as high as 88 % for the fully fused DPP in polar solvents.     

Synthesis and photophysical properties of porphyrins with fluorenyl pendant arms

Symmetrical-A₄-porphyrins bearing four fluorene donor moieties TOFP (5,10,15,20-tetra(4-(2 methyloxyfluorenyl)phenyl)porphyrin) as well as eight fluorene arms OOFP (5,10,15,20-octa(3,5-(2-methyloxyfluorenyl)phenyl)porphyrin) were synthesized and characterized. Preliminary photophysical properties are reported. In comparison to the reference tetraphenylporphyrin TPP, the luminescence properties are slightly improved. The fluorescence quantum yields of tetrafluorenylporphyrin TOFP (1) and octafluorenylporphyrin OOFP (2) are 0.10 and 0.13, respectively.     

Towards tuning PDT relevant photosensitizer properties: comparative study for the free and Zn2+ coordinated meso-tetrakis[2,6-difluoro-5-(N-methylsulfamylo)phenyl]porphyrin

The spectroscopic, photochemical, and biological studies of 5,10,15,20-tetrakis[2,6-difluoro-5(N-methylsulfamylo)phenyl]porphyrinate Zn(II) (ZnF₂PMet) were carried out including absorption and fluorescence spectra, fluorescence quantum yields, triplet absorption spectra, triplet lifetimes, singlet oxygen quantum yield, and reactive oxygen species (ROS) detection under biological conditions and compared with its free-base analog (F₂PMet). Zinc coordination into the porphyrin ring results in decrease of hydrophobicity and in higher cellular uptake. F₂PMet localized specifically in endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria while the ZnF₂PMet is more diffused all over the cell, bonded to membrane proteins, as assessed by fluorescence microscopy. Zn-porphyrin exhibits greater singlet oxygen quantum yield than its free-base analog. Studies with fluorescent probes confirm that the ZnF₂PMet produces mostly singlet oxygen, whereas F₂PMet generates more hydroxyl radicals as the ROS. F₂PMet is a more effective photosensitizer in vitro than its zinc complex, thus, the final photodynamic effect depends more on the nature of ROS than on the higher cellular uptake.