Cationic tetrapyrrole receptors for selective binding hydroxide ions

The receptor properties of complexes of 5,10,15,20-tetraphenyl-21,22,23-trimethylporphyrin and 5,10,15,20-tetraphenyl-2,3,7,8,12,13,17,18,21,22,23,24-dodecamethylporphyrin toward hydroxide ion were explored by the method of spectrophotometric titration in methanol with iodine and triflate respectively. We found that in the studied complexes the hydroxide ion is replaced by the respective counterion that leads to a strong response in the visible region of absorption spectrum. The formation constants and the concentration ranges of existence of the complexes were determined.     

Theoretical insight into pyrrole inversion and planarity in 5,10,15,20-tetraphenylsapphyrin and 5,10,15,20-tetraphenyl-26,28-diheterosapphyrins with two O, S, or Se atoms

Density functional calculations at the B3LYP/6-31+G(d) (LACVP(D) for Se) theory level have been carried out on 5,10,15,20-tetraphenylsapphyrin ( TPS), 5,10,15,20-tetraphenyl-26,28-dioxasapphyrin ( TP2OS), 5,10,15,20-tetraphenyl-26,28-dithiasapphyrin ( TP2SS), and 5,10,15,20-tetraphenyl-26,28-diselenasapphyrin ( TP2SeS). In agreement with experimental findings, our theoretical results show that TPS and TP2OS present an inverted conformation, whereas TP2SS and TP2SeS are more stable in the normal one. It was found that the relative stability of the normal and inverted conformers of the just mentioned sapphyrins correlates positevily with their degree of planarity and aromaticity, which depends on the size of the heteroatom, the steric repulsions produced by phenyl rings at the meso C atoms, and the network and nature of the bond critical points (BCPs) inside the macrocycle. These BCPs have been characterized by means of the AIM analysis and, some selected ones, by the changes in the total energy of significant fragments when distorted to avoid them.     

Coordination of 5,10,15,20-tetraphenyl-21H,23H-porphin by rhenium in various oxidation states

A method was developed for the synthesis of three rhenium complexes, (5,10,15,20-tetraphenyl-21H,23H-porphinato)(phenoxo)rhenium(III) (PhO)ReTPP, (5,10,15,20-tetraphenyl-21H,23H-porphi-nato)(chloro)rhenium(III) (Cl)ReTPP, and μ-oxo-bis[(oxo)-(5,10,15,20-tetraphenyl-21H,23H-porphi-nato)rhenium(V)] [O=ReTPP]₂O, by one reaction between porphyrin H₂TPP and H₂ReCl₆ in boiling phenol. In the complex formation reaction accompanied by the redox process, only the metal cation is involved in the transformation. Rhenium(IV) as chlororhenic acid dispropoportionates without participation of solvent or porphyrin to give Re(III) and Re(V) complexes. The chemical structures of the products were established by spectral and elemental analysis. Characteristics of the UV, Vis, IR, and ¹H NMR spectra, the chromatographic mobility, and stability of the complexes were determined.     

Tetrapyrrole cation receptor for selective binding fluoride ion

The 5,10,15,20-tetraphenyl-2,3,7,8,12,13,17,18,21,22,23,24-dodecamethylporphyrin ditriflate was synthesized and its complexing properties toward fluoride ion were investigated by spectrophotometric titration in the acetonitrile-tetrabutylammonium fluoride system. We found that at the complexation the two triflate counterions are replaced by the fluoride ions. The stability constants of the complexes and the concentration ranges of their existence were determined.     

First example of a covalently bound dimeric inverted porphyrin

Reaction of 5,10,15,20-tetraphenyl-2-aza-21-carbaporphyrinatonickel(II) with dihalomethanes in the presence of a proton scavenger gives a 2,21'-CH2-linked dimer of Ni(II) inverted porphyrins with the yield reaching 90% and its 2,2'-linked isomer as a minor product.     

Photophysical investigations on non-covalently linked fullerene/tetraarylporphyrin supramolecular complexes

The host-guest interactions of various tetraarylporphyrins (TP), viz., 5,10,15,20-tetraphenyl-21H,23H-porphyrin (1), 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(octadecyloxyphenyl)-21H,23H-porphyrin (2) and 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(dodecyloxyphenyl)-21H,23H-porphyrin (3) with C60 and C70 have been studied by 1H NMR, UV-vis and fluorescence spectroscopic techniques in toluene medium. All the fullerene/porphyrin complexes are found to be stable with 1:1 stoichiometry. Binding constants (K) of all the fullerene/porphyrin complexes have been determined by fluorescence quenching experiment. The trend in K values revealed that the presence of long chain n-alkyl group in tetraarylporphyrin effectively and remarkably increases the selectivity ratio of C70 over C60. Theoretical calculations have extended a good support in interpreting the stability difference between various fullerene/TP complexes.     

Application of MCD spectroscopy and TD-DFT to nonplanar core-modified tetrabenzoporphyrins: effect of reduced symmetry on nonplanar porphyrinoids

The optical spectra of a series of core-modified tetrabenzoporphyrins were analyzed to determine the effects of core modification, ligand folding, and partial benzo substitution at the ligand periphery on the electronic structure by using magnetic circular dichroism (MCD) and NMR spectroscopy, X-ray crystallography, cyclic and differential pulse voltammetry, and TD-DFT calculations. Planar 21-carba-, 21-thia-, 21,23-dithia-, and 21-oxa-23-thiatetrabenzo[b,g,l,q]porphyrins reported previously were studied together with the previously unreported 21-oxa- and 21-carba-23-thiatetrabenzo[b,g,l,q]porphyrins. The optical properties of these compounds are compared to those of tetrabenzo[b,g,l,q]-, 5,10,15,20-tetraphenyl-, 5,10,15,20-tetraphenyltetrabenzo[b,g,l,q]-21-thia-, 5,10,15,20-tetraphenyltetrabenzodithia-, 5,10,15,20-tetraphenyldibenzo[g,q]-21,23-dithia-, 5,10,15,20-tetraphenyldibenzo[b,l]-21,23-dithia-, 5,10,15,20-tetraphenyltribenzo[g,q,l]-21-thia-, and 5,10,15,20-tetraphenylbenzo[b]-21-thiaporphyrins. Michl's perimeter model and Gouterman's four-orbital model are used to conceptualize the results and to account for red shifts commonly observed in the spectral bands of nonplanar porphyrinoids.     

Synthesis and structure of multicomponent crystals of fullerenes and metal tetraarylporphyrins

The preparation of fullerene complexes with metal tetraarylporphyrins in the presence of excess ferrocene (Cp(2)Fe) results in the formation of new solvent-free and multicomponent molecular crystals. New isomorphous complexes of C(60) with PyZnTPP (ZnTPP identical with zinc 5,10,15,20-tetraphenyl-21H,23H-porphyrinate) and PyCoTPP (CoTPP identical with cobalt(II) 5,10,15,20-tetraphenyl-21H,23H-porphyrinate) containing Cp(2)Fe and the isostructural C(70) complex with PyZnTPP have been prepared. The crystal structures of the new layered C(60) complexes CoTMPP x C(60) (obtained in the presence of Cp(2)Fe) and CoTMPP x 2C(60) x 3C(7)H(8) (obtained in the absence of Cp(2)Fe) have been described (CoTMPP identical with cobalt(II) 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(p-methoxyphenyl)-21H,23H-porphyrinate). Cobalt atoms of the PyCoTPP and CoTMPP molecules are weakly coordinated to C(60) with Co...C(C(60)) distances in the 2.64-2.82 A range, whereas zinc atoms of PyZnTPP, as well as cobalt atoms of the CoTMPP molecules in the solvent-free phase, form only van der Waals contacts with fullerenes. Different packing arrangements in the crystals of fullerene-porphyrin complexes have been discussed.     

Iron complexes of C- and N-methylated 2-aza-21-carbaporphyrin: NMR studies

Insertion of iron(II) into methylated derivatives of N-confused porphyrins 2-aza-2-methyl-5,10,15,20-tetraphenyl-21-carbaporphyrin (MeCTPPH)H, 2-aza-5,10,15,20-tetraphenyl-21-methyl-21-carbaporphyrin (CTPPMe)H2, and 2-aza-2-methyl-5,10,15,20-tetraphenyl-21-methyl-21-carbaporphyrin (MeCTPPMe)H yielded N- or C-methylated high-spin iron(II) complexes (MeCTPPH)Fe(II)Br, (HCTPPMe)Fe(II)Br, and (MeCTPPMe)Fe(II)Br. One electron oxidation of (Me-CTPPH)Fe(II)Br using Br2, accompanied by deprotonation of a C(21)-H(21) fragment and formation of an Fe-C(21) bond, produces an intermediate-spin, five-coordinate iron(III) complex (MeCTPP)Fe(III)Br. Simultaneously, a high-spin complex [(MeCTPPH)Fe(III)Br]+ was formed which preserved the side-on interaction between the metal ion and the inverted pyrrole ring. &[(MeCTPPH)Fe(III)Br]+ was also obtained by titration of (MeCTPP)FeIIIBr with TFA due to the C(21) protonation. A titration of (HCTPPMe)Fe(II)Br and (MeCTPPMe)Fe(II)Br with Br2 yielded solely corresponding high-spin iron(III) species [(HCTPPMe)Fe(III)Br+ and [(MeCTPPMe)Fe(III)Br+. Dioxygen reacts cleanly with (MeCTPPH)Fe(II)Br carbaporphyrin to form solely (MeCTPP)Fe(III)Br. The 1H NMR spectra of paramagnetic iron(II) and iron(III) complexes were examined. The characteristic patterns of pyrrole, C-methyl, and N-methyl resonances were found diagnostic of the ground electronic state of iron and the coordinating nature of the N-confused pyrrole. The characteristic C-Me resonances occur in a unique window (520-420 ppm) for iron(III) C-methylated N-confused porphyrins which remains in contrast with relatively small values found for iron(II) C-methylated derivatives (50-80 ppm).     

Copper(II) complexes of inverted porphyrin and its methylated derivatives

The inverted porphyrins 2-aza-5,10,15,20-tetraphenyl-21-carbaporphyrin (CTPPH2) and its methylated derivatives 2-aza-2-methyl-5,10,15,20-tetraphenyl-21-carbaporphyrin (2-NCH3CTPPH) and 2-aza-2-methyl-5,10,15,20-tetraphenyl-21-methyl-21-carbaporphyrin (2-NCH3-21-CH3CTPPH) stabilize the rare organocopper(II) complexes (CTPP)CuII (1), (2-NCH3CTPP)CuII (2), (CTPPH)CuIIX (3-X), (2-NCH3CTPPH)CuIIX (4-X) (X = Cl-, TFA), and (2-NCH3-21-CH3CTPP)CuIICl (5). The EPR spectra recorded for 1, 2, 4, and 5 revealed typical features diagnostic of the copper(II) electronic structure. The superhyperfine coupling pattern indicates a presence of three nitrogen donors in the first coordination sphere. An addition of HX acid to 1 and 2 to yield the species 3-X and 4-X. The reaction mechanism includes protonation of the inner C(21) carbon accompanied by an axial coordination of anion. Methylation of (2-NCH3CTPP)CuII (2) with methyl iodide resulted in formation of (2-NCH3-21-CH3CTPP)CuIICl (5) which implies an existence of a sigma-carbanion-copper(II) bond in 2. The 2H NMR investigations carried out for the pyrrole deuterated derivatives (CTPP-d7)CuII, (2-NCH3-21-CH3CTTP-d7)CuIICl, and the methyl deuterated (2-NCH3-21-CD3CTPP)CuIICl one confirmed independently the copper(II) electronic structure with the considerable dx2-y2 metal orbital contribution to the SOMO. The redox properties of copper(II) inverted porphyrins were studied by the cyclic and differential pulse voltammetry. The halfwave potentials indicate a metal-centered oxidation of 1 (390 mV) and 2 (343 mV). The dimethylated homologue 5 reveals the reduction process at -224 mV attributed to the CuII/CuI transformation.     

Porphyrins and Their Derivatives: XXII. A New Product of Intramolecular Cyclization of 5,10,15,20-Tetraphenyl-2-formylporphyrin Copper Complex

The treatment at boiling of 5,10,15,20-tetraphenyl-2-formylporphyrin copper(II) with saturatedsolution of p-chloranil in benzene in the presence of 70% aqueous trifluoroacetic acid affords alongsideverdin (16.7%) its isomer with a keto group located in the -position of the macrocycle in 71% yield.     

Influence of the macrocycle structure on the ability of Co(II)-porphyrins to oxidize in the presence of organic bases

Abstract

By spectrophotometric titration, ¹H NMR and cyclic voltammetry the processes of Co(II)-5,10,15,20-tetraphenylporphyrin, Co(II)-5,10,15,20-tetraphenyl-2,3,7,8,12,13,17,18-tetrabenzoporphyrin, Co(II)-2,3,7,8,12,13,17,18-octaphenyl-5,10,15,20-tetraazaporphyrin, Co(II)-2,3,7,8,12,13,17,18-octa(4-bromphenyl)-5,10,15,20-tetraazaporphyrin and Co(II)-2,3,7,8,12,13,17,18-octa(4-nitrophenyl)-5,10,15,20-tetraazaporphyrin interaction with imidazole (Im) in benzene in the presence and absence of atmospheric oxygen has been investigated. If the Co(II)-porphyrins with high E_pc upon complexation with the imidazole form stable mono-axial complexes Co(II)P(Im), then the Co(II)-porphyrins with low E_pc are oxidized into low-spin six-coordinate Co(III)-porphyrins with formation of bis-axial complexes Co(III)P(Im)₂. The thermodynamic and kinetic parameters of the coordination and oxidation processes have been calculated and corresponding structural correlations have been carried out.     

Effect of structural and electronic properties of substituents on the metal porphyrin formation kinetics

5,10,15-trinitro-2,3,7,8,12,13,17,18-octaethylporphyrin was synthesized and the kinetics of its coordination to zinc acetate was studied in comparison with previously studied β-octamethylporphyrin, β-octaphenylporphyrin, 5,10,15-triphenyl-2,3,7,8,12,13,17,18-octamethylporphyrin, and 5,10,15,20-tetraphenyl-2,3,7,8,12,13,17,18-octamethylporphine. The effect of structural and electronic properties of substituents on the kinetics of formation of metal porphyrins is analyzed. It is shown that the properties of 5,10,15-trinitro-2,3,7,8,12,13,17,18-octaethylporphyrin are determined by both strong electron-withdrawing influence of three nitro groups and by the distortion of the planar structure of the tetrapyrrole macrocycle.     

Rhenium(I) tricarbonyl complexes of 5,10,15,20-tetraphenyl-21-thia and 21-oxaporphyrins

The hexa-coordinated rhenium(I) tricarbonyl complexes of 5,10,15,20-tetraphenyl-21-thiaporphyrin 1 and 5,10,15,20-tetraphenyl-21-oxaporphyrin 2 have been synthesized by thermal reaction of corresponding free base porphyrin with Re(2)(CO)(10). The compounds 1 and 2 are characterized by HR-MS mass, (1)H, and (13)C NMR, FTIR, UV-vis, and electrochemical techniques and the structures are determined by X-ray single crystal analysis. The X-ray analysis revealed different coordination behavior of Re(CO)(3) with 21-thiaporphyrin and 21-oxaporphyrin. Interestingly, the Re(CO)(3) coordinates to two of the three inner nitrogens and one sulfur instead of three inner nitrogens as generally expected to produce unique compound 1 whereas it coordinates to three inner nitrogens but not with furan oxygen to form compound 2. The 21-thiaporphyrin ring is more distorted in compound 1 compared to 21-oxaporphyrin ring in compound 2 on complexation with Re(CO)(3). The presence of three carbonyl groups in compounds 1 and 2 are verified by (13)C NMR and IR spectroscopy. The absorption spectra of compounds 1 and 2 showed ill-defined Q-bands along with broad Soret band and the extinction coefficients are much lower than their corresponding free base porphyrins. The compounds 1 and 2 showed two reversible porphyrin ring based reductions supporting their electron deficient nature. The compound 1 is very stable under protonation conditions, and the protonation occurs at the uncoordinated pyrrole ring whereas the compound 2 undergoes decomplexation under same conditions. Furthermore, compound 1 showed the fluxional behavior in coordination mode of binding in solution.     

A general method for constructing optically active supramolecular assemblies from intrinsically achiral water-insoluble free-base porphyrins

We have developed a general method to construct optically active porphyrin supramolecular assemblies by using a simple air-water interfacial assembly process. The method involved the in situ diprotonation of the free-base porphyrins at the air-water interface and subsequent assembly under compression. We showed that two intrinsically achiral water-insoluble free-base porphyrin derivatives, 2,3,7,8,12,13,17,18-octaethyl-21H,23H-porphine (H(2)OEP) and 5,10,15,20-tetra-p-tolyl-21H,23H-porphine (H(2)TPPMe), could be diprotonated when spread onto a 2.4 M hydrochloric acid solution surface, and the Langmuir-Schaefer (LS) films fabricated from the subphase exhibited strong circular dichroism (CD) absorption, whereas those fabricated from pure Milli-Q water subphase did not. The experimental data suggested that the helical stacking of the achiral porphyrin building blocks was responsible for the supramolecular chirality of the assemblies. Interestingly, such a method was successfully applied to a series of other intrinsically achiral free-base porphyrins such as 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-methoxyphenyl)-21H,23H-porphine (H(2)TPPOMe), 5,10,15,20-tetraphenyl-21H,23H-porphine (H(2)TPP), 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-(allyloxy)phenyl)-21H,23H-porphine (H(2)TPPOA), and 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-21H,23H-porphine (H(2)TPPDOMe). A possible mechanism has been proposed. The method provides a facile way to obtain optically active porphyrin supramolecular assemblies by using intrinsically achiral water-insoluble free-base porphyrin derivatives.     

Photo-generated stable complex with efficient power of photo-induced charge separation between porphyrin and quinone

A stable charge-transfer complex was formed between 5,10,15,20-tetraphenyl-21H,23H-porphine and a quinone in a neutral or acidic chloroform solution on irradiation with blue light. The existence of this photo-generated complex was confirmed by the change of visible absorption spectra, fluorescence spectra and NMR spectra. It had a high power of photo-induced charge separation even when irradiated with red light, as was proven from the intensity dependence of chemically induced dynamic nuclear polarization on the wavelength of excited light and on the irradiation time.     

Structure and stability of H+ associates of (5,10,15,20-tetraphenylporphinato)silver(II) in trifluoroacetic acid

Direct experimental confirmation of the formation of ion-molecular associates of (5,10,15,20-tetraphenyl-21H,23H-porphinato)silver(II) (AgTPP) with solvent protons in CF₃COOH is obtained by means of 1H NMR spectroscopy. Their structure and spectral properties, as well as the kinetics of dissociation on metal-nitrogen bonds, depending on the concentration of CF₃COOH (89–100%) and temperature (298–328 K), are studied It is shown that AgTPP acts as a C-base during the formation of H+ associates, the coordination centers of which have a high stability.     

Magnetic susceptibility and ground-state zero-field splitting in high-spin mononuclear manganese(III) of inverted N-methylated porphyrin complexes: Mn(2-NCH3NCTPP)Br

The crystal structures of diamagnetic dichloro(2-aza-2-methyl-5,10,15,20-tetraphenyl-21-carbaporphyrinato-N,N',N')-tin(IV) methanol solvate [Sn(2-NCH 3NCTPP)Cl 2.2(0.2MeOH); 6.2(0.2MeOH)] and paramagnetic bromo(2-aza-2-methyl-5,10,15,20-tetraphenyl-21-carbaporphyrinato-N,N',N')-manganese(III) [Mn(2-NCH 3NCTPP)Br; 5] were determined. The coordination sphere around Sn (4+) in 6.2(0.2MeOH) is described as six-coordinate octahedron ( OC-6) in which the apical site is occupied by two transoid Cl (-) ligands, whereas for the Mn (3+) ion in 5, it is a five-coordinate square pyramid ( SPY-5) in which the unidentate Br (-) ligand occupies the axial site. The g value of 9.19 (or 10.4) measured from the parallel polarization (or perpendicular polarization) of X-band EPR spectra at 4 K is consistent with a high spin mononuclear manganese(III) ( S = 2) in 5. The magnitude of axial ( D) and rhombic ( E) zero-field splitting (ZFS) for the mononuclear Mn(III) in 5 were determined approximately as -2.4 cm (-1) and -0.0013 cm (-1), respectively, by paramagnetic susceptibility measurements and conventional EPR spectroscopy. Owing to weak C(45)-H(45A)...Br(1) hydrogen bonds, the mononuclear Mn(III) neutral molecules of 5 are arranged in a one-dimensional network. A weak Mn(III)...Mn(III) ferromagnetic interaction ( J = 0.56 cm (-1)) operates via a [Mn(1)-C(2)-C(1)-N(4)-C(45)-H(45A)...Br(1)-Mn(1)] superexchange pathway in complex 5.     

Metal complexes of 2-aza-2-benzyl-5,10,15,20-tetraphenyl-21-carbaporphyrin: M(2-NCH2C6H5NCTPP) (M = Ni, Pd) and Mn(2-NCH2C6H5NCTPP)Br (NCTPP = N-confused 5,10,15,20-tetraphenyl porphyrinate)

The crystal structures of (2-aza-2-benzyl-5,10,15,20-tetraphenyl-21-carbaporphyrinato-N,N′,N″) nickel(II) methylene chloride solvate [Ni(2-NCH₂C₆H₅NCTPP); 4], (2-aza-2-benzyl-5,10,15,20-tetraphenyl-21-carbaporphyrinato-N,N′,N″) palladium(II) [Pd(2-NCH₂C₆H₅NCTPP); 5] and bromo(2-aza-2-benzyl-5,10,15,20-tetraphenyl-21-carbaporphyrinato-N,N′,N″) manganese(III) toluene solvate [Mn(2-NCH₂C₆H₅NCTPP)Br·C₆H₅CH₃; 3·C₆H₅CH₃] have been established. The coordination sphere around the Ni²⁺ ion in 4 (or Pd²⁺ ion in 5) is distorted square planar (DSP), whereas for Mn³⁺ in 3·C₆H₅CH₃, it is a square-based pyramid with the Br atom lying in the axial site. The g value of 11.34, measured from parallel polarization of the X-band EPR spectra at 4 K, is consistent with a high spin mononuclear manganese(III) centre (S = 2) in 3. The magnitude of the axial (D) zero-field splitting (ZFS) for the mononuclear Mn(III) centre in 3 was determined approximately to be 1.4 cm⁻¹ by paramagnetic susceptibility measurements and conventional EPR spectroscopy.     

Formation of supramolecular nanobelt arrays consisting of cobalt(II) "picket-fence" porphyrin on Au surfaces

Adlayers of cobalt(II) 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(alpha,alpha,alpha,alpha-2-pivalamidophenyl)porphyrin (CoTpivPP) were prepared by immersing either Au(111) or Au(100) substrate in a benzene solution containing CoTpivPP molecules, and they were investigated in 0.1 M HClO4 and 0.1 M H2SO4 by cyclic voltammetry and in situ scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). The adlayer structure and electrochemical properties of CoTpivPP are compared to those of 5,10,15,20-tetraphenyl-21H,23H-porphine cobalt(II) (CoTPP). Characteristic nanobelt arrays consisting of CoTpivPP molecules were produced on both Au(111) and Au(100) surfaces. The stability of the nanobelt arrays was controlled by manipulating the electrode potential. On the other hand, the formation of nanobelt arrays consisting of O2-adducted CoTpivPP molecules depended upon the crystallographic orientation of Au. The state of O2 trapped in the cavity of CoTpivPP was distinctly observed in STM images as a bright spot in the nanobelt array formed on reconstructed Au(100)-(hex) surface, but not on Au(111) surface. This result suggests that the arrangement of underlying Au atoms plays an important role in the formation of nanobelt arrays with the sixth ligand coordination.