Electrochemical studies on organometallic compounds XVIII. Electroreduction of dichloro(5,10,15,20-tetra-p-tolylporphyrinato)vanadium(IV)

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0022-328X(88)80528-X

In tetrahydrofuran (thf) at -30 deg C, the compound V^IVLX2 (1: L=5,10,15,20-tetra-p-tolylporphyrinate(2-); X=Cl) is reduced in two monoelectronic steps to give respectively the monoanion V^IIILX2^- (2) and the dianion V