Highly efficient synthesis of 21-thia-5,10,15,20-tetraarylporphyrins and 21,23-dithia-5,10,15,20-tetraarylporphyrins in presence of acidic ionic liquid catalyst

The reaction of 2,5-bis-(α-arylhydroxymethyl)thiophenes with 5-aryldipyrromethanes in the presence of acidic ionic liquid gives 21-thia-5,10,15,20-tetraarylporphyrins in 30% yield whereas the reaction of 2,5-bis-(α-arylhydroxymethyl)thiophenes with 5,10-diaryltripyrromethane or pyrrole gives 21,23-dithia-5,10,15,20-tetraarylporphyrins in 35% yield. Acidic ionic liquids are better catalyst and reaction media than acid catalysed reaction in organic solvents for the synthesis of core modified porphyrins.     

Physicochemical Basis for the Creation of Liquid-Phase Sensor Materials Based on Tetraaryldithiaporphyrins

Russian Journal of General Chemistry - Basic properties of 5,10,15,20-tetraaryl-21-thia- and 5,10,15,20-tetraaryl-21,23-dithiaporphyrins in acetonitrile were examined spectrophotometrically. The...     

25,27-dithiasapphyrin and pyrrole-inverted isomer of 21,23-dithiaporphyrin from condensation of pyrrole and 2,5-bis(p-tolylhydroxymethyl)thiophene

[see structure]. A novel aromatic isomer of 5,10,15,20-tetra(p-tolyl)-21,23-dithiaporphyrin (S2TTP) with an inverted pyrrole ring, 5,10,15,20-tetra(p-tolyl)-2-aza-21-carba-22,24-dithiaporphyrin (S2CTTP), and 5,10,15,20-tetra(p-tolyl)-25,27-dithiasapphyrin (25,27-S2TTSH), have been obtained by a condensation of 2,5-bis((p-tolyl)hydroxymethyl)thiophene and pyrrole. A conformational equilibrium, unique in a sapphyrin class, between two S(27)-thiophene-flipped and planar structures of neutral 25,27-S2TTSH was detected by 1H NMR.     

A flexible porphyrin-annulene hybrid: a nonporphyrin conformation for meso-tetraaryldivacataporphyrin

An annulene–porphyrin hybrid, the diaaza‐deficient porphyrin 5,10,15,20‐tetraaryl‐21,23‐divacataporphyrin, has been synthesized by an extrusion of tellurium atom(s) from 5,10,15,20‐tetraaryl‐21,23‐ditelluraporphyrin under treatment with HCl. In addition, a monoaza‐deficient 5,10,15,20‐tetraaryl‐21‐tellura‐23‐vacataporphyrin was formed in the same reaction. The two new members of the vacataporphyrin family were characterized by X‐ray crystallography, as well as UV/Vis and NMR spectroscopy. These aromatic molecules preserve the fundamental structural and spectroscopic features of the parent tetraarylporphyrin. The X‐ray crystal structures of 21,23‐divacataporphyrin and 21‐tellura‐23‐vacataporphyrin show typical porphyrin patterns. The molecules are not strictly planar and show distortion of the annulene moieties. The N22???N24 distances (5.23 and 5.09 Å) are considerably longer than in regular porphyrins. For 21,23‐divacataporphyrin, variable‐temperature ¹H NMR spectroscopy data allowed the identification of divacataporphyrin stereoisomers differentiated by the geometry of the butadiene bridges. The forms remain in thermodynamic equilibrium.     

Pyrrole-inverted isomer of 5,10,15,20-tetraaryl-21-selenaporphyrin

A novel 5,10,15,20-tetraaryl-21-selenaporphyrin isomer with an inverted pyrrole ring, i.e., 5,10,15, 20-tetraaryl-2-aza-21-carba-22-selenaporphyrin (SeC-TArPH) has been produced by a [3 + 1] condensation of 2, 5-bis(phenylhydroxymethyl)selenophene and 5,10-ditolyltripyrrin. The reaction yielded 5,20-diphenyl-10,15-bis(p-tolyl)-21-selenaporphyrin Se-DPDTPH (19%) and its isomer with an inverted pyrrole ring, i.e., 5,10-diphenyl-15,20-bis(p-tolyl)-2-aza-21-carba-22-selenaporphyrin, SeC-DPDTPH (1%). Mechanistically the synthesis of SeC-DPDTPH requires one beta-condensation at the pyrrole moiety of 5, 10-ditolyltripyrrin instead of the stereotypical alpha-condensation. The identity of inverted selenaporphyrin has been confirmed by high-resolution mass spectrometry and (1)H NMR spectroscopy. A saddle distortion mode for the inverted selenaporphyrin macrocycle SeC-DPDTPH has been determined by X-ray crystallography. NMR spectra are consistent with the existence of tautomeric equilibria that involve three tautomeric species of the neutral form of SeC-DPDTPH. The preference for the tautomer with the labile proton located at the peripheral N(2) nitrogen atom has been detected in pyridine-d(5) solution. The density functional theory (DFT) has been applied to determine the molecular and electronic structure of three tautomers of 2-aza-21-carba-22-selenaporphyrin: 2-N, 23-N, 24-NH, 2-N, 23-NH, 24-N, and 2-NH, 23-N, 24-N formally created from SeC-DPDTPH by a replacement of phenyl and tolyl groups with hydrogen. The total energies calculated using the B3LYP/6-311G//B3LYP/6-311G approach, demonstrate that relative stability of postulated tautomers decreases in the order 2-N, 23-NH, 24-N > 2-N, 23-N, 24-NH > 2-NH, 23-N, 24-N. The small energy differences between tautomeric species suggests their simultaneous presence in equilibrium.     

Synthesis of Novel Isoxazolyl 1,6-Dithia-4,9-diazaspiro[4,4]nonane-3,8-diones and 1-Oxa-6-thia-2,4,9-triazaspiro[4,4]non-2-ene-8-ones

The key intermediates, 3-(5-methyl-3-isoxazolyl)-2-arylimino-1,3-thiazolan-4-ones (3), were obtained from 3-amino-5-methylisoxazole (1) by reaction with chloroacetyl chloride followed by treatment with aryl isothiocyanates. Cyclocondensation of 3 with mercapto acetic acid furnished novel isoxazolyl 1,6-dithia-4,9-diazaspiro[4,4]nonane-3,8-diones (4). Cycloaddition of 3 with benzonitrile oxides afforded novel isoxazolyl 1-oxa-6-thia-2,4,9-triazaspiro[4,4]non-2-ene-8-ones (5).     

Two Rhodium(III) Ions Confined in a [18]Porphyrin Frame: 5,10,15,20-Tetraaryl-21,23-Dirhodaporphyrin

Tetraaryl-21,23-dirhodaporphyrin and a series of related monorhodaporphyrins have been obtained by tellurium-to-rhodium exchange in a reaction of tetraaryl-21,23-ditelluraporphyrin with [RhCl(CO)₂]₂. These organometallic metallaporphyrins contain rhodium(III) centers embedded in rhodacyclopentadiene rings, incorporated within the porphyrin frames. The skeletons of 21,23-dirhodaporphyrin and 21-rhoda-23-telluraporphyrin are strongly deformed in-plane from the rectangular shape typical for porphyrins, due to rhodium(III) coordination preferences, the large size of the two core atoms, and the porphyrin skeleton constrains. These two metallaporphyrins exhibit fluxional behavior, as studied by ¹H NMR and DFT, involving the in-plane motion and the switch of the rhodium center(s) between two nitrogen donors. A side product detected in the reaction mixture, 21-oxa-23-rhodaporphyrin, results from tellurium-to-oxygen exchange, occurring in parallel to the tellurium-to-rhodium exchange. The reaction paths and mechanisms have been analyzed. The title 21,23-dirhodaporphyrin contains a bridged bimetallic unit, Rh₂Cl₂, in the center of the macrocycle, with two rhodium(III) ions lying approximately in the plane of the porphyrinoid skeleton. The geometry of the implanted Rh₂Cl₂ unit is affected by macrocyclic constrains.     

Metal Complexes of Phthalocyanine Structural Analogs with Oxygen- or Nitrogen-containing Heterorings. Synthesis and Properties

Nucleophilic substitution of the bromine atom and nitro group in 4-bromo-5-nitrophthalodinitrile and reduction of 4-benzoylamino-5-nitrophthalodinitrile gave, respectively, tribenzo[b,e,g][1,4]dioxocine-7,8-dicarbonitrile and 2-phenylbenzimidazole-5,6-dicarbonitrile. These compounds were used to synthesize new structural analogs of phthalocyanine, having oxygen- and nitrogen-containing heterorings, (tetratribenzo[b,e,g][1,4]dioxocino[7,8-b,g,l,q]-5,10,15,20-tetraazaporphyrinato)copper(II) and (23,73,123,173-tetraphenyl-tetrabenzimidazolo[5,6-b,g,l,q]-5,10,15,20-tetraazaporphyrinato)cobalt(II). Spectral properties of the resulting complexes were studied.     

Synthesis, Reactivity, and Spectroscopic Properties of meso-Triaryl-5-oxaporphyrins

[meso-Triaryl-21,23-didehydro-23H-5-oxaporphyrinato](trifluoroacetato)zinc(II) was prepared by the reaction of meso-triarylbilindione with acetic anhydride and zinc acetate, and it was isolated as a trifluoroacetate salt. The X-ray crystallographic study demonstrated that the trifluoroacetate anion was coordinated to the zinc ion. [21,23-Didehydro-10,15,20-tris(4-methoxycarbonylphenyl)-23H-5-oxaporphyrinato](trifluoroacetato)zinc(II) 3a was dissolved in various organic solvents such as toluene, chloroform, diethyl ether, ethyl acetate, acetone, acetonitrile, methanol, DMSO, and DMF, although it readily reacted with alcohols and DMF to yield linear tetrapyrroles. The solubility of 3a in toluene was 4.2 ± 0.1 g dm(-3) at room temperature. 3a showed characteristic UV-vis absorption at 649 nm and fluorescence emission at 657 nm in chloroform. The fluorescence quantum yields of 3a, [21,23-didehydro-10,15,20-triphenyl-23H-5-oxaporphyrinato](trifluoroacetato)zinc(II) (3c), and [21,23-didehydro-10,15,20-tris(4-methoxyphenyl)-23H-5-oxaporphyrinato](trifluoroacetato)zinc(II) (3b) were 0.071, 0.071, and 0.050, respectively. Reaction of 3a with EtOH afforded the zinc complex of 19-ethoxybilinone, and it proceeded 2 orders of magnitude faster than that of [β-octaalkyl-21,23-didehydro-23H-5-oxaporphyrinato]zinc(II). The reaction with alcohols was sensitive to steric bulk of the alcohols; the rate of reaction with i-PrOH was 2700 times faster than that of t-BuOH at 303 K. The reaction of [meso-triaryl-21,23-didehydro-23H-5-oxaporphyrinato]zinc(II) with water proceeded 3 orders of magnitude slower than that with EtOH.     

The synthesis of macrocyclic polyether-diester compounds with a pyridine subcyclic unit

Two new series of macrocyclic polyether-diester ligands ( 4-15 ) containing a pyridine subcyclic unit have been prepared by treating various oligoethylene glycols and sulfur-containing oligo-ethylene glycols with 2,6- and 3,5-pyridine dicarbonyl chlorides. The compounds prepared from 2,6-pyridine dicarbonyl chloride were: 3,6,9,12-tetraoxa-18-azabicyclo[12.3.1 ]oetadeca-1(18), 14,16-triene-2,13-dione ( 4 ); 3,6,9,12,15-pentaoxa-21-azabieyclo[15.3.1]heneicosa-1(21),17,19-triene-2,16-dione ( 5 ); 3,6,12,15-tetraoxa-9-thia-21-azabicyclo[15.3.1 ]heneicosa-1(21),17,19-tri-ene-2,16-dione( 6 ); 3,9,15-trioxa-6,12-dithia-21-azabicyclo[15.3.1]heneicosa-1(21),17,19-triene-2,16-dione ( 7 ); 3,6,9,12,15,18-hexaoxa-24-azabicyclo[18.3.1 ]tetracosa-1(24),20,22-triene-2,19-dione ( 8 ); 3,6,9,12,15,18,21-heptaoxa-27-azabicyclo[21.3.1]heptacosa-1(27),23,25-triene-2,22-dione ( 9 ); and the corresponding analogues from 3,5-pyridine dicarbonyl chloride ( 10-15 ). The solid potassium thiocyanate complex of compound 5 was also prepared.     

Synthesis of ditertiary phenylenetetraacetylenic glycols of the piperidine series

Anthra[1,2-c]-[1,2,5]-oxa-, -thia-, and -selenadiazole-6,11-diones (I) chlorinate in acetic acid in position 4, giving the 4-chloroanthraquinonediazoles (II) and in sulfuric acid or oleum in the benzene ring remote from the heterocycle with the formation of the 7,10-dichloro derivatives III.For part VIII, see [9].     

Photophysical properties of crowned porphyrins

In this study, we evaluated the photophysical properties of 5,10,15,20-tetrakis[4-(1,4,7,10,13-pentaoxacyclopentadecane-2-aminomethyl)2,3,5,6-(tetrafluoro)-phenyl]-porphyrin (H2C4P) and Zn(II)5,10,15,20-tetrakis[4-(1,4,7,10,13-pentaoxacyclopenta-decane-2-aminomethyl)2,3,5,6-(tetrafluoro)-phenyl]-porphyrinate (ZnC4P). We observed that these porphyrins have unique properties when compared with classical porphyrins. The porphyrins H2C4P and ZnC4P showed efficient transfer energy S1 to T1 by intersystem crossing with high and reasonable yields of triplet excited state and singlet oxygen production. These amphiphilic structures of these porphyrins could improve its localization in the tumor cells due to the presence of the crown ether in its framework. We also believed that the crown ether could modulate the change in ion homeostase (Ca(+2), K+, Na+) as already described by some new phthalocyanine dye. This fact makes us believe that it could be reasonably used as a photosensitizer for PDT purposes.     

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.     

Synthesis, characterization, and electrochemical studies of beta,beta'-fused metallocenoporphyrins

Beta,beta'-Fused monoruthenocenylporphyrins, Cp*Ru(III)[1,2-[M(II)-5,10,15,20-tetrakis(3,5-di-tert-butylphenyl)-porphyrinato]-3-methyl-cyclopentadienide] (M = Ni (20), Cu (21), Zn (22)), and bisferrocenoporphyrins, Fe(II) bis[1,2-[M(II)-5,10,15,20-tetraphenylporphyrinato]-3-methyl-cyclopentadienide] (M = Ni (24), Cu (25), Zn (26)), were synthesized and characterized. A novel synthetic approach to beta,beta'-fused porphyrins through Pd(0)-catalyzed [3 + 2] cycloaddition was implemented in this work. UV-vis spectra of these compounds show largely broadened and red-shifted bands (relative to their precursors) indicating potential electronic communication between the attached organometallic moiety and the porphyrin core. The electrochemistry of these molecules suggests significant electronic interactions between the metallocene and metalloporphyrin in molecules 20 and 24. The crystal structure of the bisferrocenoporphyrin 26, Fe(II) bis[1,2-[Zn(II)-5,10,15,20-tetraphenylporphyrinato]-3-methyl-cyclopentadienide], was determined: [Cp2Fe[ZnTPP(THF)]2][Cp2Fe[ZnTPP(THF)ZnTPP(MeOH)]].3MeOH.6THF, M = 3804.35, monoclinic, space group P21/c, a = 33.327(5) A, b = 19.145(3) A, c = 29.603(5) A, beta = 106.309(2) degrees , V = 18128(5) A3, Z = 4. In this molecule, one porphyrin ring is rotated by about 72 degrees with respect to the other in the 5-fold axis of the Cp ring.     

Synthesis and Pharmacological Activity of Annelated Pyrimidine Derivatives

A series of 2,3-diglycosylpyrimidine 4, annelated pyrimidine derivatives, pyrazolo-[3,4-d]pyrimidine 8, ditetrazolo[1,5-a; 1′5′]pyrimidine 9, 2,9a,10-triazaanthracene 12, thieno- [2,3-d]pyrimidine 14, 9-thia-1,3,5,7-tetraazafluorene-8-one 15, 7-oxa-9-thia-1,3,5-triazafluorene-8-one 16, and 5-oxa-9-thia-1,3-diazafluorene 21a , b derivatives have been synthesized via a sequence of heterocyclization reactions of suitably functionalized 6-[5-(4-bromophenyl)oxazol-4-yl]-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-2-thioxo-4-oxopyrimidine-5-carbonitrile (2) with different electrophiles and nucleophiles. The new compounds were prepared with the objective to study their pharmacological properties.     

One-step synthesis of substituted 4,7-bis[alkyl(aryl)imino]-3-oxa-6-thia-1-azaspiro[4.4]nona-1,8-dienes

Alkyl-(aryl) isocyanides react with benzoyl isothiocyanate in the presence of dialkyl acetylenedicarboxylates or dibenzoylacetylene in one-pot to afford highly substituted 4,7-bis[alkyl(aryl)imino]-2-phenyl-3-oxa-6-thia-1-azaspiro[4.4]nona-1,8-dienes, with double insertion of the isocyanide, in 38-45% yields (based on the isocyanide).     

Synthesis of diverse benzo[1,4]oxazin-3-one-based compounds using 1,5-difluoro-2,4-dinitrobenzene

This paper discusses the synthesis of benzo[1,4]oxazin-3-one-based compounds from 1,5-difluoro-2,4-dinitrobenzene (1), including benzo[1,4]oxazin-3-ones (5-11) and five novel benzo[1,4]oxazin-3-one-based tricycles: 6-hydroxy-4H-1-oxa-4,5,8-triazaanthracen-3-one (14), 3,8-dihydro-5-oxa-1,3,8-triazacyclopenta-[b]-naphthalene-7-one (15, 17, 21), 3,8-dihydro-5-oxa-1,2,3,8-tetraazacylopenta[b]-naphthalene-7-one (16, 20), 3,8-dihydro-1H-5-oxa-1,3,8-triazacyclopenta[b]-naphthalene-2,7-dione (18, 22), and 5,8-dihydro-4H-1-oxa-4,5,8-triazaanthracene-3,6,7-trione (19). Finally, a chemical library based on 15 was synthesized in parallel solution-phase reactions.     

A flexible route to new spirodioxanes, oxathianes, and morpholines

This work describes a modular efficient route to 10-aza-4-thia-, 10-aza-4-oxa-, and 10-oxa-4-thia-1,7-dioxaspiro[5.5]undecanes. The synthetic pathway relies upon the iterative nucleophilic substitution of 1,3-dichloropropan-2-one O-benzyloxime by solketal derivatives. The oxime key-intermediates, submitted to an acidic deprotection-spiroacetalization process, afforded these original spiroketal compounds in three steps, few purifications, and very good yields.     

Methoxy-isoporphyrins of water-soluble porphyrins: synthesis,characterization and electrochemical properties

Abstract

Methoxy-isoporphyrins of zinc [5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-sulfonatophenyl)]porphyrin, ZnTSPP (1a) and zinc [5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-carboxyphenyl)]porphyrin, ZnTCPP (1b) have been synthesized and characterized using standard spectroscopic techniques (Uv-visible, ¹H NMR) , ESI-mass spectrometry and powder X-ray diffraction studies. The isoporphyrins [5-(methoxy)-5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-sulfonatophenyl)-5H,15H-porphinato]zinc(II) (2a) and [5-(methoxy)-5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-carboxyphenyl)-5H,21H-porphinato]zinc(II) (2b) are formed due to nucleophilic attack of the methanol to the zinc porphyrin dication. Ceric ammonium nitrate (CAN) was used to oxidize zinc porphyrin and to form zinc porphyrin dication. The electronic spectra of the isoporphyrin complexes 2a and 2b exhibit an intense peak at near IR region . Electrochemical measurements of the synthesized isoporphyrins showed a typical irreversible reduction peak at lower potential. S-containing nucleophiles, which work as reducing agents, convert the zinc isoporphyrins to their parent porphyrins, which supports the electrochemical observations. Their structural properties have been studied using powder X-ray diffraction. The luminescence properties of isoporphyrins were compared with the parent zinc porphyrins.     

Oxidation of caffeine with hydrogen peroxide catalyzed by metalloporphyrins

The biomimetic oxidation of caffeine with hydrogen peroxide using metalloporphyrins as catalysts, which are known to be good biomimetic models of cytochrome P450 enzymes, is investigated. The two manganese porphyrins tested, chloro[5,10,15,20-tetrakis(2,6-dichlorophenyl)porphyrinato]manganese(III), [Mn(TDCPP)Cl], and chloro [5,10,15,20-tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)porphyrinato]manganese(III), [Mn(TPFPP)Cl], afford high conversions of caffeine for all substrate/catalyst molar ratios. Selectivity was found to be dependent on the catalyst employed, and a new spiro racemic compound is described and fully characterized in the solid state from X-ray diffraction studies.