Synthesis and photophysical properties of meso-substituted bisporphyrins: comparative study of phosphorescence quenching for dioxygen sensing

The 4,6-bis(10-mesityl-5,15-di-p-tolylporpyrinyl)dibenzothiophene (H4DPSN) free base was obtained in five steps from commercially available materials. The metalation of DPSN2- with zinc(II), copper(II), and palladium(II) led to three new homobimetallic systems, (Zn)2DPSN, (Cu)2DPSN, and (Pd)2DPSN, respectively. The cofacial structures of these molecules offer the possibility of having dioxygen molecules inside the cavity for a period of time, allowing dynamic (collisional) phosphorescence quenching to be more efficient. The bimolecular excited-state deactivation rate constant for deactivation by dioxygen (kQ: (Pd)2DPB, 2.98x10(9); (Pd)2DPSN, 3.99x10(9); (Pd)2DPX, 6.94x10(9); (Pd)TPP, 8.95x10(9); (Pd)2DPS, 8.95x10(9) M-1 s-1) of (Pd)2DPSN, which exhibits an intense phosphorescence at 699 nm, was compared to those observed for (Pd)TPP, (Pd)2DPS, (Pd)2DPX, and (Pd)2DPB (TPP2-=tetraphenylporphyrin dianion, DPS4-=4,6-bis[5-(2,8,13,17-tetraethyl-3,7,12,18-tetramethylporphyrinyl)]dibenzothiophene tetraanion, DPX4-=4,5-bis[5-(2,8,13,17-tetraethyl-3,7,12,18-tetramethylporphyrinyl)]-9,9-dimethylxanthene tetraanion, and DPB4-=1,8-bis[5-(2,8,13,17-tetraethyl-3,7,12,18-tetramethylporphyrinyl)]biphenylene tetraanion). These collision-induced deactivation data were interpreted by estimating a series of physical parameters such as the surface area and bisporphyrin radii, the diffusion coefficient of the bismacrocycles, and the theoretical deactivation efficiency for the five compounds addressing the role of steric hindrance of the macrocycles on each other and the aryl groups at the meso positions. For sensing purposes, (Pd)2DPX is characterized by a Stern-Volmer constant kSV of 2.91x10(6) M-1, placing the lower detection limit for [O2] in solution at 0.58 ppm, which is better than that for (Pd)TPP (kSV=2.31x10(6) M-1; lower detection limit of 0.73 ppm), the classically used monoporphyrin complex.     

SYNTHESIS OF POSITIVELY CHARGED PHTHALOCYANINES and THEIR ACTIVITY IN THE PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY OF CANCER CELLS

Positively charged zinc containing or metal free phthalocyanines 6a-c and 7a-c were prepared via a three step procedure starting from 4-nitrophthalonitrile. The phthalocyanines contain alkyl chains of different length in order to influence the hydrophilic vs lipophilic character of the compounds. The partition between a hydrophilic (water) and lipophilic (octanol-1) phase was determined, and the photoredox activities were investigated. Initial results on the photodynamic activity of these compounds were compared with those of Dougherty's Photofrin II on different malignant and non-malignant cell lines (XP 29MAmal, CX1, HeLa, S180 and NO17). Positively charged phthalocyanines in vitro showed a higher photodynamic activity than Photofrin II.     

Synthesis, characterization, and substitution chemistry of [Bu4N]2[W6Cl8(OSO2CF3)6]. A versatile precursor for axially substituted clusters containing the (W6Cl8)4+ core

The new cluster [Bu4N]2[W6Cl8(OSO2CF3)6] (1) has been prepared and structurally characterized. This material is an effective precursor for the generation of cluster ions with the general formula [W6C18L6]n (L = Cl-, Br-, I-, NCS-, NCO-, NCSe-, and O=PPh3; n = 2- or 4+). The last three clusters are new. The products have been characterized by IR spectroscopy, NMR spectroscopy, and FAB mass spectrometry. In addition to 1, the products [Bu4N]2[W6C18(NCS)6] (5) and [Bu4N]2[W6C18(NCO)6] (7) were structurally characterized. Crystal data for 1: space group, P2(1/c) (No. 14); a = 11.116(5) A; b = 27.952(1) A; c = 24.516(1) A; beta = 95.182(9) degrees; V = 7586.3(5) A3; Z = 4. Crystal data for 5: space group, P2(1/n) (No. 14); a = 11.3323(9) A; b = 12.3404(9) A; c = 44.583(3) A; beta = 97.089(1) degrees ; V = 6187.1(7) A3; Z = 4. Crystal data for 7: space group, P1 (No. 2); a = 11.8009(8) A; b = 11.9332(8) A; c = 11.9522(8) A; alpha = 77.904(1) degrees; beta = 95.182(9) degrees; gamma = 62.574(1) degrees V = 1450.5(2) A3; Z = 1.     

High electron mobility in solution-cast and vapor-deposited phenacyl-quaterthiophene-based field-effect transistors: toward N-type polythiophenes

New carbonyl-functionalized quaterthiophenes, 5,5' '-diperfluorophenylcarbonyl-2,2':5',2' ':5' ',2' '-quaterthiophene [DFCO-4T], 5,5' '-diphenyl-2,2':5',2' ':5' ',2' '-quaterthiophene [DPCO-4T], and a polymer having the same basic motif as DFCO-4T, poly{1,4-bis[(3'-n-octyl-2,2'-dithiophene)carbonyl]-2,3,5,6-tetrafluorobenzene} [P(COFCO-4T)], have been synthesized, characterized, and the crystal structures of the molecules determined. Field-effect transistors fabricated with vapor-deposited and solution-cast films of DFCO-4T exhibit very high Ion:Ioff current ratios (up to 108) and electron mobilities up to approximately 0.51 and approximately 0.25 cm2.V-1.s-1, respectively. Solution-cast blends of P(COFCO-4T) and DFCO-4T (1:1 weight ratio) exhibit an electron mobility of approximately 0.01 cm2.V-1.s-1 (Ion:Ioff = 104).