High-rate charge-carrier transport in porphyrin covalent organic frameworks: switching from hole to electron to ambipolar conduction

Well conducted: a two-dimensional porphyrin covalent organic framework is described. Owing to the eclipsed stacking alignment, the framework is conductive and allows high-rate carrier transport through the porphyrin columns. The central metal in the porphyrin rings changes the conducting nature of the material from hole to electron, and to ambipolar conduction. It also drives the high on-off ratio photoconductivity of the framework.     

Core modified meso-aryl corrole: first examples of CuII, NiII, CoII and RhI complexes

A variety of metal complexes of 5,10,15-triphenyl-21-monooxa-corrole 4 have been investigated. This monooxa corrole, where one of the pyrrole ring is replaced by a furan moiety, is synthesized by the alpha-alpha coupling reaction of 16-oxa tripyrrane and dipyrromethane. The single crystal X-ray structure of 4 indicates only small deviation of the inner-core heteroatoms from planarity and this macrocycle arrange themselves into a columnar structure. Insertion of metals further flattens the corrole framework. Specifically, oxacorrole 4 binds to Nil(II), Cu(II), and Co(II) with the participation of all heteroatoms in the coordination. However, Rh(I) ion binds to only one imino and one amino nitrogen of the macrocycle. The bond angles at the metal center in the Ni(II) and Rh(I) complexes reveal square planar geometry completed by two CO molecules for Rh(I). The EPR spectra of the paramagnetic that Cu(II) and Col(II) complexes display significant decreases in the metal hyperfine couplings compared with the corresponding porphyrin complexes. The presence of superhyperfine coupling in the Cu(II) complex suggests delocalization of unpaired electron density into the ligand orbitals. Electrochemical studies reveal easier oxidations and harder reductions relative to the corresponding porphyrin derivatives while, the metallated derivatives did not show their characteristic metal reductions due to the high energy of their LUMO.     

A robust microporous zinc porphyrin framework solid

A robust microporous zinc(II) metalloporphyrin framework solid has been synthesized. The proposed structural model developed from X-ray single crystal data has an interpenetrated three-dimensional framework of zinc trans-biscarboxylate tetraarylporphyrins whose carboxylates coordinate the six edges of tetrahedral Zn(4)O(6+) clusters, maintaining a charge-neutral framework. This cubic framework has 74% free volume and 4 x 7 A pores. N(2) adsorption gives a type I isotherm with a surface area of 800 m(2)/g, which is greater than that of a typical zeolite. Experimental evidence indicates that the interpenetrated frameworks of the evacuated solid remain intact and retain a microporous structure. This is a versatile framework system: alteration of the metal in the porphyrin may create a catalytically active solid, and modification of the 10-, 20-substituents of the porphyrin can provide control over both the polarity and the size of the pores.     

Photoconductivity in Metal–Organic Framework (MOF) Thin Films

Photoconductivity is a characteristic property of semi‐conductors. Herein, we present a photo‐conducting crystalline metal–organic framework (MOF) thin film with an on–off photocurrent ratio of two orders of magnitude. These oriented, surface‐mounted MOF thin films (SURMOFs), contain porphyrin in the framework backbone and C₆₀ guests, loaded in the pores using a layer‐by‐layer process. By comparison with results obtained for reference MOF structures and based on DFT calculations, we conclude that donor–acceptor interactions between the porphyrin of the host MOF and the C₆₀ guests give rise to a rapid charge separation. Subsequently, holes and electrons are transported through separate channels formed by porphyrin and by C₆₀, respectively. The ability to tune the properties and energy levels of the porphyrin and fullerene, along with the controlled organization of donor–acceptor pairs in this regular framework offers potential to increase the photoconduction on–off ratio.     

Twisting of Porphyrin by Assembly in a Metal-Organic Framework yielding Chiral Photoconducting Films for Circularly-Polarized-Light Detection

While materials based on organic molecules usually have either superior optoelectronic or superior chiral properties, the combination of both is scarce. Here, a crystalline chiroptical film based on porphyrin with homochiral side groups is presented. While the dissolved molecule has a planar, thus, achiral porphyrin core, upon assembly in a metal–organic framework (MOF) film, the porphyrin core is twisted and chiral. The close packing and the crystalline order of the porphyrin cores in the MOF film also results in excellent optoelectronic properties. By exciting the Soret band of porphyrin, efficient photoconduction with a high On-Off-ratio is realized. More important, handedness-dependent circularly-polarized-light photoconduction with a dissymmetry factor g of 4.3×10⁻⁴ is obtained. We foresee the combination of such assembly-induced chirality with the rich porphyrin chemistry will enable a plethora of organic materials with exceptional chiral and optoelectronic properties.     

Porphyrin framework solids. Synthesis and structure of hybrid coordination polymers of tetra(carboxyphenyl)porphyrins and lanthanide-bridging ions

New types of porphyrin-based framework solids were constructed by reacting meso-tetra(3-carboxyphenyl)porphyrin and meso-tetra(4-carboxyphenyl)metalloporphyrins with common salts of lanthanide metal ions. The large size, high coordination numbers and strong affinity for oxo ligands of the latter, combined with favorable hydrothermal reaction conditions, allowed the formation of open three-dimensional single-framework architectures by coordination polymerization, in which the tetradentate porphyrin units are intercoordinated by multinuclear assemblies of the bridging metal ions. The latter serve as construction pillars of the supramolecular arrays, affording stable structures. Several modes of coordination polymerization were revealed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. They differ by the spatial functionality of the porphyrin building blocks, the coordination patterns of the lanthanide-carboxylate assemblies, and the topology of the resulting frameworks. The seven new reported structures exhibit periodically spaced 0.4-0.6 nm wide channel voids that perforate the respective crystalline polymeric architectures and are accessible to solvent components. Materials based on the m-carboxyphenyl derivative reveal smaller channels than those based on the p-carboxyphenyl analogues. An additional complex of the former with a smaller third-row transition metal (Co) is characterized by coordination connectivity in two dimensions only. Thermal and powder-diffraction analyses confirm the stability of the lanthanide-TmCPP (TmCPP=tetra(m-carboxyphenyl)porphyrin) frameworks.     

Ultrathin Two-Dimensional Metal–Organic Framework Nanosheets Based on a Halogen-Substituted Porphyrin Ligand: Synthesis and Catalytic Application in CO2 Reductive Amination

Ultrathin two-dimensional metal–organic framework nanosheets have emerged as a promising kind of heterogeneous catalysts. Herein, we report a series of 2D porphyrinic metal–organic framework nanosheets (X-PMOF, X=F, Cl, Br), which was prepared from the self-assembly of a halogen-based porphyrin ligand X-TCPP (X-TCPP=5-(4-halogenatedphenyl)-10,15,20-tris(4-carboxyphenyl)-porphyrin) and ZrCl₄ in the presence of trifluoroacetic acid as the modulating reagent. The framework of X-PMOF possessed the ftw topology as in MOF-525. The lamellar X-PMOF nanosheets with the thickness of down to 4.5 nm were assembled and aggregated into a flower-like morphology. With the introduction of iridium(III) atoms into the porphyrin rings, the resultant X-PMOF(Ir) nanosheets were prepared by a similar method. Catalytic results show that Br-PMOF(Ir) nanosheets were efficient for CO₂ reduction and aminolysis, giving rise to formamides in high yields under room temperature and atmospheric pressure, and can be recycled and reused for 3 runs. The total turnover number of Br-PMOF(Ir) after 3 runs was 1644 based on Ir. Mechanistic studies disclose that the high efficiency of Br-PMOF(Ir) nanosheets was ascribed to three factors, including the superior activation capability of iridium(III) porphyrin for Si−H bonds, more active sites on the external surfaces of Br-PMOF(Ir) nanosheets, and the defects caused by unsymmetrical porphyrin ligand that increased the framework's affinity towards CO₂.     

A fluorinated ruthenium porphyrin as a potential photodynamic therapy agent: synthesis, characterization, DNA binding, and melanoma cell studies

When the new porphyrin 5,10-(4-pyridyl)-15,20-(pentafluorophenyl)porphyrin is reacted with 2 equiv of Ru(bipy)(2)Cl(2) (where bipy = 2,2'-bipyridine) formation of the target ruthenated porphyrin is achieved with 40% yield. Strong electronic transitions are observed in the visible region of the spectrum associated with the porphyrin Soret and four Q-bands. A shoulder at slightly higher energy than the Soret band is attributed to the Ru(dpi) to bipy(pi*) metal to ligand charge transfer (MLCT) band. The bipyridyl pi to pi* transition occurs at 295 nm. Cyclic voltammetry experiments reveal two single-electron redox couples in the cathodic region at E(1/2) = -0.80 and -1.18 V vs Ag/AgCl associated with the porphyrin. Two overlapping redox couples at E(1/2) = 0.83 V vs Ag/AgCl due to the Ru(III/II) centers is also observed. DNA titrations using calf thymus (CT) DNA and the ruthenium porphyrin give a K(b) = 7.6 x 10(5) M(-1) indicating a strong interaction between complex and DNA. When aqueous solutions of supercoiled DNA and ruthenium porphyrin are irradiated with visible light (energy lower than 400 nm), complete nicking of the DNA is observed. Cell studies show that the ruthenated porphyrin is more toxic to melanoma skin cells than to normal fibroblast cells. When irradiated with a 60 W tungsten lamp, the ruthenium porphyrin preferentially leads to apoptosis of the melanoma cells over the normal skin cells.     

四羟基苯基金属卟啉（MTHPP）／TiO2的合成及其光催化活性的研究

采用Alder法合成四羟基苯基卟啉,并用四种醋酸盐：醋酸锌,醋酸镍,醋酸铜,醋酸钴与原卟啉合成了相应4种金属卟啉（MTHPP）．采用金属卟啉为敏化剂,并与蒸汽热法制备的纯锐钛矿型TiO2作用,得到相应的金属卟啉敏化TiO2复合光催化剂．利用红外、紫外、SEM、和XRD对所得金属卟啉以及金属卟啉-TiO2复合光催化剂进行了表征和分析．结果表明,所合成的金属卟啉均为目标化合物,金属卟啉负载于TiO2表面,未改变TiO2的晶型和形貌．金属卟啉与TiO2之间存在氢键的作用力．可见光降解亚甲基蓝（MB）实验结果表明,用锌卟啉（ZnTHPP）敏化的复合催化剂性能最好,复合催化剂性质稳定,可重复使用多次．     

Practical and efficient synthesis of various meso-functionalized porphyrins via simple ligand-free nickel-catalyzed C-O, C-N, and C-C cross-coupling reactions

Various meso-functionalized porphyrins were conveniently synthesized by direct reactions of meso-bromoporphyrins with oxygen-, nitrogen-, and carbon-based nucleophiles in moderate to high yields via practical, efficient, and ligand-free nickel-catalyzed C-O, C-N, and C-C bond-forming reactions. The central metal ions of the substrate porphyrin have much effect on the reactions. Introduction of Ni(II) as a central metal ion into the substrate porphyrin markedly accelerated the cross-coupling.     

Transition metal coordinated framework porphyrin for electrocatalytic oxygen reduction

A series of transition metal coordinated framework porphyrin was evaluated regarding the electrocatalytic oxygen reduction reactivity for an optimized selection of the coordinated metal ion.     

Framework coordination polymers of tetra(4-carboxyphenyl)porphyrin and lanthanide ions in crystalline solids

Targeted synthesis of framework coordination polymers was achieved by reacting meso-tetra(4-carboxyphenyl)porphyrin with common salts of lanthanide metal ions. The large size, high coordination numbers and strong affinity for oxo ligands of the latter, combined with favourable hydrothermal reaction conditions in acidic environments, allowed the formation of open three-dimensional single-framework architectures in which the tetra-dentate porphyrin units are inter-coordinated by multinuclear assemblies of the bridging metal ions, which serve as construction pillars, into infinite architectures. Three different modes of coordination polymerisation were characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. They differ by the nuclearity of the metal connectors. All structures exhibit, however, layered organization of the porphyrin-metal domains, and periodically spaced solvent accessible channel voids that penetrate through these layers throughout the corresponding crystals. Thermal analysis provided additional insight into the stability of these polymeric materials.     

Electrochemistry of [(TMpyP)M(II)]4+ (X-)4 (X- = Cl- or BPh4-) and [(TMpyP)M(III)Cl]4+ (Cl-)4 in N,N-dimethylformamide where M is one of 15 different metal ions

The electrochemistry of 16 different water-soluble porphyrins of the type [(TMpyP)M(II)]4+ (X-)4 or [(TMpyP)M(III)Cl]4+ (Cl-)4 is reported in nonaqueous media where TMpyP is the dianion of meso-tetrakis(N-methylpyridiniumyl)porphyrin and X- = Cl- or BPh4-. These studies were carried out to examine the effect of the metal ion and porphyrin counterion (X-) on the electrochemical properties of the TMpyP complexes with a special emphasis being given to the overall number of electrons added and the number of electrode processes upon reduction. All of the investigated compounds with electroinactive central metal ions undergo an overall addition of six electrons. This occurs for most compounds via three two-electron-transfer steps, but more than three processes are observed for porphyrins having metal ions with a low electronegativity (e.g., Cd(II)). The first reduction of each porphyrin having an M(II) ion or an electroinactive M(III) ion yields a porphyrin dianion which is characterized by an intense band located close to 800 nm, and this reversible reduction is followed by further reductions of the 1-methyl-4-pyridyl groups at more negative potentials. Four of the compounds with electroactive central metal ions, [(TMpyP)M(III)Cl]4+(Cl-)4 (M = Co, Fe, Mn, or Au), undergo an additional reversible M(III)/M(II) process prior to reactions involving the porphyrin pi-ring system and the 1-methyl-4-pyridyl substituents.     

Solid-State Coordination Chemistry: The Self-Assembly of Microporous Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Frameworks Constructed from Tetrapyridylporphyrin and Bimetallic Oxide Chains or Oxide Clusters

The hydrothermal reactions of MoO(3), tetrapyridylporphyrin (tpypor), water, and the appropriate M(II) precursor yield the first examples of three-dimensional framework materials constructed from metal oxide and porphyrin subunits. The picture shows a section of [{Fe(tpypor)}(3)Fe(Mo(6)O(19))(2)] small middle dotx H(2)O with the [Fe(8)(tpypor)(6)](8+) building block of the cationic framework and the entrained {Mo(6)O(19)}(2-) cluster.     

Crystalline complexes,coordination polymers and aggregation modes of tetra(4-pyridyl)porphyrin

Aggregation patterns of tetra(4-pyridyl)porphyrin and of its zinc(II) complex in seven new solid materials have been investigated by X-ray diffraction. The metalloporphyrin compound forms two types of coordination polymers through ligation of the porphyrin periphery on one molecule to the metal center of an adjacent porphyrin. These include one-dimensional chains with a zigzag conformation, as well as three-dimensional, extensively interlinked, polymeric structures. The non-metallated compound reveals a characteristic layered arrangement and interporphyrin stacking of the type which is commonly observed in the structures of tetraphenylporphyrin derivatives. In the absence of a metal center, the basic functionality of the pyridyl substituents is utilized for effective H-bond directed coordination and co-crystallization with solvent/guest components. The stoichiometry of the porphyrin solvation, and the consequent interporphyrin organization in the solid phase, are quite sensitive to the nature of the coordinating solvent.Author for correspondence. Supplementary Data relating to this article are deposited with the British Library as supplementary publication No. SUP 82174 (37 pages).     

Complete 1H and 119Sn NMR spectral assignment for an asymmetric di[dihydroxotin(IV)] bis-porphyrin supramolecular host and its corresponding tetraacetato complex

The full (1)H and (119)Sn NMR spectral assignments for a di[dihydroxotin(IV)] bis-porphyrin supramolecular host I and for the di[diacetatotin(IV)] complex II are presented. Despite the lack of varied chemical functionality in these molecules, all of their 64 proton environments are non-equivalent. This is due to the asymmetry afforded by the Tr?ger's base (methanodiazocine) bridge between the porphyrin and quinoxalinoporphyrin macrocycles. The methanodiazocine bridge imparts chirality and concavity on the host framework and the quinoxalino link to one porphyrin macrocycle results in a negation of C(2) symmetry. The anisotropy of the aromatic porphyrin and quinoxalinoporphyrin macrocycles results in good dispersion for all 60 signals of the host framework and for the four ligands bound in the axial positions of the tin(IV) centres. The full assignment of the (1)H NMR spectra for these systems was achieved using dqf-COSY, NOESY, ROESY, (1)H-(119)Sn HMQC, (1)H-(13)C HSQC and (1)H-(13)C HMBC spectroscopy at temperatures that optimised dispersion. The (1)H-(119)Sn HMQC was particularly useful in this assignment. The (119)Sn chemical shift is sensitive to the functionality of the porphyrin and to the nature of the axial ligation, and the (119)Sn centre couples to both the ligand protons and the beta-pyrrolic protons. This allows unequivocal identification of the spin systems associated with each metal centre.     

荧光光谱法研究卟啉与金属离子配位反应机理初探

本文用荧光光谱法初步研究了卟啉与金属离子配位反应机理和部分催化剂的催化机理.实验发现,在一定条件下,卟啉以一种与其主要存在形式不同的变形体H₂P^*存在,根据H₂P^*的存在和产生的条件,对卟啉与金属离子配位反应的一般条件作出了较为满意的阐述.     

金属卟啉-聚乙二醇催化烯烃环氧化反应

研究了聚乙二醇在模拟细胞色素P-450酶、CH_2Cl_2-H_2O两相体系中的相转移催化作用;并和季铵盐类相转移催化作用进行了比较。把PEG-400键联到金属卟啉上,进一步考察了连接大分子后对金属卟啉的催化活性及稳定性的影响;同时比较了键联后的聚乙二醇和自由聚乙二醇所起的相转移催化作用;最后,对反应机理进行了讨论。     

Reaction mechanism of porphyrin metallation studied by theoretical methods

We have studied the reaction mechanism for the insertion of Mg2+ and Fe2+ into a porphyrin ring with density functional calculations with large basis set and including solvation, zero-point and thermal effects. We have followed the reaction from the outer-sphere complex, in which the metal is coordinated with six water molecules and the porphyrin is doubly protonated, until the metal ion is inserted into the deprotonated porphyrin ring with only one water ligand remaining. This reaction involves the stepwise displacement of five water molecules and the removal of two protons from the porphyrin ring. In addition, a step seems to be necessary in which a porphyrin pyrrolenine nitrogen atom changes its interaction from a hydrogen bond to a metal-bound solvent molecule to a direct coordination to the metal ion. If the protons are taken up by a neutral imidazole molecule, the deprotonation reactions are exothermic with minimal barriers. However, with a water molecule as an acceptor, they are endothermic. The ligand exchange reactions were approximately thermoneutral (+/-20 kJ mol(-1), with one exception) with barriers of up to 72 kJ mol(-1) for Mg and 51 kJ mol(-1) for Fe. For Mg, the highest barrier was found for the formation of the first bond to the porphyrin ring. For Fe, a higher barrier was found for the formation of the second bond to the porphyrin ring, but this barrier is probably lower in solution. No evidence was found for an initial pre-equilibrium between a planar and a distorted porphyrin ring. Instead, the porphyrin becomes more and more distorted as the number of metal-porphyrin bonds increase (by up to 191 kJ mol(-1)). This strain is released when the porphyrin becomes deprotonated and the metal moves into the ring plane. Implications of these findings for the chelatase enzymes are discussed.     

Crystal engineering of porphyrin framework solids

This article describes recent achievements made by us and other groups in targeted synthesis of porphyrin-based framework solids by various non-covalent mechanisms of molecular recognition. The self-assembly processes are effected in a tunable manner either by direct association of suitably designed porphyrin building blocks, or by their supramolecular aggregation through external linkers as metal ions and organic bi-dentate ligands. Many of these crystalline porphyrin materials exhibit open architectures and remarkable structural integrity, and their potential application for selective guest storage and molecular sieving is highlighted.