Kinetic characteristics of the destruction of β,β-annelated porphyrazines in a nitrogen-containing base–dimethylsulfoxide system

The state of tetra(1,2,5-thiadiazolo)porphyrazine in a dimethyl sulfoxide medium is investigated. Relatively high stability is observed for the resulting proton-transfer complex, and a chemical structure is proposed for it. It is shown that the nature of the substituent in the porphyrazine macrocycle influences the kinetic parameters of the destruction of tetra(1,2,5-thiadiazolo)porphyrazine, tetra(5-tert-butylpyrazino) porphyrazine, octaethyltetrapyrazinoporphyrazine, and octaphenyltetrapyrazinoporphyrazine in a nitrogen-containing base–dimethylsulfoxide system. The effect the NH acidity of the porphyrazine macrocycle and the nature of the nitrogenous bases have on the reaction rate and activation parameters of the destruction of β,β-annelated porphyrazine proton-transfer complexes is established.     

Two-electron reduction of alkyl(sulfanyl)porphyrazines: a route to free-base and peripherally metallated asymmetric porphyrazines

Treatment of octakis(octylthio)porphyrazine (H(2)OOSPz) with cis-bis(benzonitrile)dichloroplatinum(II) in a 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene (TCB)-n-BuOH mixture at 190 degree C affords the asymmetric porphyrazine 2H-heptakis(octylthio)porphyrazine, H(2)HOSPz, in ca. 40% yield. In the key synthetic step the two-electron reduced diprotonated porphyrazine, [H(2)OOPz(4-)(H(+))(2)](hemiporphyrazinogen), forms in nearly quantitative yield. This species undergoes nucleophilic substitution of an octylsulfide group by H(-), affording the asymmetric porphyrazine, this process being favoured by the high-temperature induced charge and structural intramolecular rearrangements. The resulting molecule shows mesomorphic behaviour. Interestingly, in the presence of sodium acetate, or in neat TCB, the asymmetric porphyrazine does not form at all. Under these conditions, a PtCl(2) molecular fragment coordinates both to a porphyrazine aza bridge and to a thioether moiety leading to the formation of the [H(2)OOSPz]PtCl(2) complex. The S,N-coordination of the PtCl(2) unit was proved by (1)H, (195)Pt[(1)H], and (13)C NMR spectroscopy, and supported by DFT (B3LYP) calculations. The complex conjugates high asymmetry with strong solvatochromism and, therefore, it is potentially interesting for nonlinear optics.     

Bromination of Tetraazaporphine and Its β-Substituted Derivatives Using Pyridine as Solvent and Catalyst

The selectivity and degree of bromination of pyrrole rings in porphyrazine strongly depends on the brominating agent and solvent nature. The reaction of porphyrazine magnesium complex with molecular bromine and N-bromosuccinimide in pyridine gave magnesium complex of dibromotetraazaporphine. Increasing bromine substitution in porphyrazine enhances its acidic properties.     

Porphyrazine Structures with Electron-Withdrawing Substituents as the Base for Materials for Photonics and Biomedicine

A survey of the studies dealing with the development of new porphyrazine type tetrapyrrole dyes promising for the application in photonics and biophotonics is presented. An original synthetic approach to the template assembly of the porphyrazine macrocycle at room temperature in high yield has been proposed. A porphyrazine macrocycle containing eight nitrile groups at the periphery has been prepared for the first time. The replacement of four nitrile groups in the macrocycle by aryl groups has been found to generate a unique porphyrazine structure demonstrating a fluorescent molecular rotor behavior, i.e., a strong dependence of fluorescence parameters (quantum yields and lifetimes) on the viscosity of the medium. Some aspects of possible applications of the obtained compounds in biophotonics are described. Good prospects for the use of these compounds as efficient agents for tumor diagnosis, sensitizers for photodynamic therapy, and probes for intracellular viscosity are outlined.     

Kinetic stability of substituted tetrapyrazinoporphyrazines in a system nitrogen base-dimethylsulfoxide

The state of tetra(5-tert-butylpyrazino)porphyrazine, octaethyltetrapyrazinoporphyrazine, octaphenyltetrapyrazinoporphyrazine in DMSO medium was studied. It was found that the complexes formed with the proton transfer exhibit a relatively high stability. In strong basic media these complexes are kinetically unstable. The influence of the nature of cyclic and acyclic nitrogen-containing bases, as well as the influence of NH-acidity of the porphyrazine macrocycle on the rate and activation parameters of decomposition of the proton-transfer complexes of tetra(5-tert-butylpyrazino)porphyrazine, octaethyltetrapyrazinoporphyrazine, and octaphenyltetrapyrazinoporphyrazine was established.     

Acid-base properties of thianaphthene-annulated porphyrazine and tetra(pyrazino)porphyrazine complexes with aluminum group metals

Acid-base properties of Al(III), Ga(III), and In(III) complexes with tert-butyl-substituted thianaphthene-annulated porphyrazine and tetra(2,3-pyrazino)porphyrazine in proton-donor medium (CH₂Cl₂-CF₃COOH) were studied by spectrophotometric titration. The concentration stability constants of the singly protonated complexes were determined. The effects of the metal nature and aromatic heterocyclic fragment on the basicity of meso-nitrogen atoms were analyzed. Negative inductive effect of the sulfur atom in the thianaphthene fragment reduces the basicity of the meso-nitrogen atoms as compared to analogous porphyrazine and phthalocyanine complexes. Acid-base transformations of the thianaphthene-annulated tetra(2,3-pyrazino)porphyrazine involve both meso-nitrogen atoms and those in the pyrazine rings.     

Serendipitous synthesis of trimetallic porphyrazine triads

We report the synthesis and characterization of structurally unusual porphyrazine triads with three macrocycles bound to a central pyrazine core. These trimacrocyclic complexes were accidentally discovered during studies on the peripheral metallation of porphyrazinediamines. The crystal structure of the tri-zinc porphyrazine triad is described and the spectroscopic properties including electronic absorption spectra of this complex and the corresponding magnesium, free-base, and copper derivatives are reported.     

Investigation of unsubstituted porphyrazine by proton NMR and the structure of porphyrazine ligands

The proton NMR spectra of unsubstituted porphyrazine (tetraazaporphine) and of its Zn complex in pyridine-D₅ and in CF₃COOD have been obtained for the first time. The observed strong deshielding of the pyrrole hydrogen atoms of these compounds compared with porphyrins indicates the existence of strong intramolecular hydrogen bonds with neighboring pyrrolenic nitrogen atoms. An unsymmetrical bridge structure is proposed for the reaction center of unsubstituted porphyrazine with significantly ionized N?H bonds. It is suggested that a symmetrical bridge structure almost completely ionized, may exist only in the presence of such strong electron-accepting substituents as halogen in the pyrrole rings of the porphyrazine macrocycle.     

Synthesis,characteristics and photochemical studies of novel porphyrazines possessing peripheral 2,5-dimethylpyrrol-1-yl and dimethylamino groups

The synthesis and physicochemical properties of novel porphyrazines possessing an alternate system of two peripheral substituents, 2,5-dimethylpyrrol-1-yl and dimethylamino, are presented. All the macrocycles were subjected to HPLC purity studies. Spectroscopic studies of magnesium(II) porphyrazine encompassed steady state absorption, emission measurements, including fluorescence decays, transient absorption spectra, and thermoluminescence. Additionally, magnesium(II) porphyrazine was found to be a moderate photosensitizer with singlet oxygen generation values of 0.12 and 0.14 in DMF and DMSO, respectively. Comparison of the quantum yields of singlet oxygen generation before and after deoxygenation showed that the photodynamic effect of magnesium(II) porphyrazine is governed by the photosensitization mechanism II. Magnesium(II) and manganese(III) porphyrazines were characterized using X-ray crystallography.     

Kinetic stability of tetra(1,2,5-thiadiazolo)porphyrazine in the system nitrogen-containing base-dimethyl sulfoxide

The behavior of tetra(1,2,5-thiadiazolo)porphyrazine in dimethyl sulfoxide has been studied, and fairly high stability of the resulting proton-transfer complex has been revealed. The complex is kinetically unstable in strongly basic media. The effects of the nitrogen-containing base and NH acidity of the porphyrazine macrocycle on the rate and activation parameters of decomposition of the proton-transfer complex have been estimated.     

Synthesis, acid-base properties, and deselenation of 5,6,8,9,11,12-hexakis(4-tert-butylphenyl)[1,2,5]selenadiazolo[3,4-b]porphyrazine

Cross cyclotetramerization of bis(4-tert-butylphenyl)fumaronitrile with 1,2,5-selenadiazole-3,4-dicarbonitrile in the presence of magnesium butoxide as template afforded a mixture of magnesium(II) porphyrazine complexes, from which magnesium complex of 5,6,8,9,11,12-hexakis(4-tert-butylphenyl)[1,2,5]selenadiazolo[3,4-b]porphyrazine was isolated by column chromatography and was subjected to demetalation on treatment with trifluoroacetic acid. The free ligand was found to undergo protonation at one meso-nitrogen atom in acid medium and deprotonation of one pyrrole ring to form monoanion by the action of bases. Reductive deselenation of the title compound with formation of vicinal diamino porphyrazine was studied by spectral and kinetic methods, and a mechanism involving two hydrosulfide ions was proposed.     

Synthesis and Characterisation of Unsymmetrical Porphyrazines Containing Bis(hydroxyethylthio) Substituents

Unsymmetrical porphyrazines bearing a single peripheral bis(hydroxyethylthio) moiety were synthesised by mixed condensation of bis(2-hydroxyethylthio)maleonitrile and phthalonitrile. Complexation of the thioether groups of metal-free porphyrazine with PdCl₂ further lowered the intensity of the Q-band absorption of the porphyrazine core. The new compounds were characterised by elemental analyses, IR, ¹H NMR, UV-Vis, and mass spectra.     

Synthesis and Characterisation of Unsymmetrical Porphyrazines Containing Bis(hydroxyethylthio) Substituents

Summary. Unsymmetrical porphyrazines bearing a single peripheral bis(hydroxyethylthio) moiety were synthesised by mixed condensation of bis(2-hydroxyethylthio)maleonitrile and phthalonitrile. Complexation of the thioether groups of metal-free porphyrazine with PdCl₂ further lowered the intensity of the Q-band absorption of the porphyrazine core. The new compounds were characterised by elemental analyses, IR, ¹H NMR, UV-Vis, and mass spectra.     

Electrochemical Investigation on Porphyrazines with Peripheral Crown-Ether Groups

 In this study, the electrochemical properties of novel porphyrazines with eight crown ether substituents appending on the periphery through flexible chains were investigated by using cyclic voltammetry and controlled potential coulometry. Cyclic voltammetry measurements showed that the metal free porphyrazine gave all of the six possible redox reactions of common porphyrazine derivatives. Cobalt porphyrazine exhibited a metal-based reduction and a metal-based oxidation processes followed by two ligand-based reduction and two oxidation processes. I _p vs. ν^1/2 plots of redox processes of the two compounds indicated the diffusional mass transfer mechanism of the complexes. Copper porphyrazine gave an oxidation process having adsorption properties and three reduction reactions. The variations of peak current ratios of electrochemical reactions for all three complexes with scan rate showed that electron transfer processes of complexes were followed by reversible or irreversible chemical reactions. Aggregation and sandwich adduct formation properties of complexes were determined by CV measurements. Peak potentials of redox processes for all complexes were shifted towards positive potentials by addition of alkali metal cations. Addition of K⁺ formed sandwich type adducts with 15-crown-macrocycles diminishing aggregation of planar molecules by intramolecular rather than intermolecular complexation.     

Electrochemical Investigation on Porphyrazines with Peripheral Crown-Ether Groups

Summary.  In this study, the electrochemical properties of novel porphyrazines with eight crown ether substituents appending on the periphery through flexible chains were investigated by using cyclic voltammetry and controlled potential coulometry. Cyclic voltammetry measurements showed that the metal free porphyrazine gave all of the six possible redox reactions of common porphyrazine derivatives. Cobalt porphyrazine exhibited a metal-based reduction and a metal-based oxidation processes followed by two ligand-based reduction and two oxidation processes. I _p vs. ν^1/2 plots of redox processes of the two compounds indicated the diffusional mass transfer mechanism of the complexes. Copper porphyrazine gave an oxidation process having adsorption properties and three reduction reactions. The variations of peak current ratios of electrochemical reactions for all three complexes with scan rate showed that electron transfer processes of complexes were followed by reversible or irreversible chemical reactions. Aggregation and sandwich adduct formation properties of complexes were determined by CV measurements. Peak potentials of redox processes for all complexes were shifted towards positive potentials by addition of alkali metal cations. Addition of K⁺ formed sandwich type adducts with 15-crown-macrocycles diminishing aggregation of planar molecules by intramolecular rather than intermolecular complexation. Corresponding author. E-mail: ahmetg@itu.edu.tr Received May 23, 2002; accepted (revised) May 31, 2002     

Porphyrazinediols: Synthesis, Characterization, and Complexation to Group IVB Metallocenes

The first metalated porphyrazinediols 11 have been prepared from (L)-(+)-dimethyl tartrate via conversion into the corresponding dispoke or 2,3-dimethoxy-2,3-butanediyl protected 2,3-dihydroxymaleonitrile, Linstead macrocyclization, transmetalation, and deprotection. Their stability is very dependent on the nature of the metal ion in the cavity of the porphyrazine. Reaction of these porphyrazinediols with metallocene dichlorides led to new solitaire porphyrazines 12 while DDQ oxidation followed by trapping with diaminomaleonitrile afforded new porphyrazine dinitriles 14.     

A ‘push-pull’ tropylium-fused aminoporphyrazine

Crossover Linstead macrocyclization of cycloheptatrienylmaleonitrile and (dimethylamino)-maleonitrile gave access to an unsymmetrical (A₃B) porphyrazine bearing six peripheral amino substituents and a fused cycloheptatrienyl ring. Subsequent hydride abstraction gave a tropylium-fused aminoporphyrazine, which contains both strongly electron-donating and withdrawing groups and thus can be labelled as a ‘push-pull’ macrocycle. Detailed structural studies of this novel porphyrazine are described.     

Sulfanyl Porphyrazines with Morpholinylethyl Periphery—Synthesis,Electrochemistry, and Photocatalytic Studies after Deposition on Titanium(IV) Oxide P25 Nanoparticles

The syntheses, spectral UV–Vis, NMR, and electrochemical as well as photocatalytic properties of novel magnesium(II) and zinc(II) symmetrical sulfanyl porphyrazines with 2-(morpholin-4-yl)ethylsulfanyl peripheral substituents are presented. Both porphyrazine derivatives were synthesized in cyclotetramerization reactions and subsequently embedded on the surface of commercially available P25 titanium(IV) oxide nanoparticles. The obtained macrocyclic compounds were broadly characterized by ESI MS spectrometry, 1D and 2D NMR techniques, UV–Vis spectroscopy, and subjected to electrochemical studies. Both hybrid materials, consisting of porphyrazine derivatives embedded on the titanium(IV) oxide nanoparticles’ surface, were characterized in terms of particle size and distribution. Next, they were subjected to photocatalytic studies with 1,3-diphenylisobenzofuran, a known singlet oxygen quencher. The applicability of the obtained hybrid material consisting of titanium(IV) oxide P25 nanoparticles and magnesium(II) porphyrazine derivative was assessed in photocatalytic studies with selected active pharmaceutical ingredients, such as diclofenac sodium salt and ibuprofen.     

Theoretical study on the structures and aromaticity of N‐confused porphyrazine isomers

The energy and nucleus‐independent chemical shift (NICS) of 95 isomers of N‐confused porphyrazine (NCPz), including normal porphyrazine (N₀CPz), N‐confused porphyrazine (N₁CPz), doubly N‐confused porphyrazine (N₂CPz), triply N‐confused porphyrazine (N₃CPz), and fully N‐confused porphyrazine (N₄CPz), have been calculated by the density‐functional theory (DFT) method. The stability of NCPz decreased by increasing the number of confused pyrrole rings and the macrocycle tend to be destabilized stepwise by approximately +21 kcal/mol. The relative energies of the most stable isomers in confusion level are 0 kcal/mol (N₀CPz‐1), +23.481 (N₁CPz‐5), +41.849 (N₂CPz‐a4), +61.738 (N₃CPz‐b3), and +84.596 (N₄CPz‐b13), respectively. The most stable isomers of N₂CPz, N₃CPz, and N₄CPz are not necessarily the most aromatic but rather nonaromatic, especially in the case of N₃CPz and N₄CPz. On the other hand, the magnitude of the aromaticity estimated by NICS for these isomers does not differ largely. The NICS values of the most aromatic isomers are ?15.5411 (N₀CPz‐1), ?14.0458 (N₁CPz‐2), ?12.8171 (N₂CPz‐d1), ?11.5961 (N₃CPz‐b6), and ?12.8012 ppm (N₄CPz‐a6), respectively. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2010