Electronic and Resonance Raman Spectra of a Multibridged Iron Porphyrin

Abstract

Reported are the electronic and resonance Raman (rR) spectra of a multibridged iron porphyrin derived from meso-tetra(4-pyridil)porphynate iron(II) by complexing the pyridine residues with Ru^II(edta)]^2- ions. The polymetallated system exhibits the characteristic Soret band at 428 nm (log ε = 5.2) and a shoulder around 465 nm (4.6). The rR enhancement of the porphyrin vibrational modes is similar to those previously reported for typical porphyrins; however, an additional feature appears around 465 nm, associated with the selective enhancement of some pyridine vibrational modes. Based on the rR excitation profiles the absorption band at 465 nm was assigned to a Ru^II-to-pyridine dπ→Pπ? charge-transfer transition.