Title
Synthesis, characterization, and electrochemical studies of β,β′-fused metallocenoporphyrins
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-2-2007
Abstract
β,β′-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 β,β′-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: {Cp 2Fe[ZnTPP(THF)]2}{Cp2Fe[ZnTPP(THF)ZnTPP(MeOH)]} ·3MeOH-6THF, M = 3804.35, monoclinic, space group P21/c, a = 33.327(5) Å, b = 19.145(3) Å, c = 29.603(5) A, β = 106.309(2)°, V = 18128(5) Å3, Z = 4. In this molecule, one porphyrin ring is rotated by about 72° with respect to the other in the 5-fold axis of the Cp ring. © 2007 American Chemical Society.
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
Inorganic Chemistry
First Page
2898
Last Page
2913
Recommended Citation
Wang, H., Jaquinod, L., Olmstead, M., Vicente, M., Kadish, K., Ou, Z., & Smith, K. (2007). Synthesis, characterization, and electrochemical studies of β,β′-fused metallocenoporphyrins. Inorganic Chemistry, 46 (7), 2898-2913. https://doi.org/10.1021/ic062303l