Synthesis and Reactivity in Inorganic, Metal-Organic, and Nano-Metal Chemistry, 38:431–438, 2008
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ISSN: 1553-3174 print / 1553-3182 online
DOI: 10.1080/15533170802255294
Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Unsymmetrical
Porphyrin and its Complexes
Yuhua Shi, Xuexin Tang, Erjun Sun, Xiuli Cheng, Dong Wang, Shuangjiang Yu,
and Tongshun Shi
College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, P.R. China
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except DMF was predried over activated 4A molecular sieve
and vacuum distilled from calcium hydride (CaH2) prior to use.
Pyrrole was distilled under reduced pressure and stored in sealed
ampoules
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novel unsymmetrical porphyrin meso-5-(p-octanoy-
loxyphenyl)-10,15,20-triPhenylporphyrin (OPTPPH2) and rela-
tive transition metal complexes (DPTPPM, M=Zn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu,
Mn) were synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis,
UV-Vis spectra, mass spectra, 1H NMR, infrared spectra, Raman
spectra, and cyclic voltammetry. In dimethylformamide (DMF),
0.1 mol·L−1 tetrabutylammonium perchlorate (TBAP), these
compounds exhibit two or three one-electron reversible redox
Instrumentation
Elemental analyses were obtained by a Perkin-Elmer 240 C
reactions. Quantum yields of the S1•S0 fluorescence are measured auto elementary analyzer. UV-vis spectra were recorded on a
at room temperature. These studies will contribute to further
choice and application of the liquid crystals.
Shimadzu UV-365 spectrometer using chloroform as solvent.
IR spectra were recorded on a Nicolet 5PC-FT-IR spectrometer
in the region 400–4000 cm-1 using KBr pellets. 1HNMR spectra
were obtained in CDCl3 employing tetramethylsilane, (CH3)4Si
as an internal reference on Varian Unity-500 (500 MHz) spec-
trometer, mass spectra (FBA) were obtained on a JEOL AX-505
spectrometer.
Keywords cyclic voltammetry, fluorescence spectra, luminescence
spectra, Raman spectra, unsymmetrical porphyrin
INTRODUCTION
Flucrescence spectra were recorded with a Shimadzu
RF5301PC spectrofluorometer. Ramn spectra were recorded
with a Renishawinvia resonance raman spectroscopy.
Redox potentials of the porphyrin and its complexes (10−3
mol·L−1) in dried DMF containing 0.1 M TBAP as a support-
ing electrolyte using a glassy carbon working electrode, plat-
inum counter electrode, and Ag+/Ag (0.01 mol·L−1 AgNO3 in
CH3CN)pseudo-reference electrode under deaerated conditions
and a CHI 660A electrochemical analyzer were determined at
room temperature by cyclic voltammetry.
The study of porphyrins has received increased interest in
recent years. Porphyrins have been utilized for the development
of artificial receptors for molecular recognition and new chi-
ral catalysts for asymmetric synthesis,[1−3] for the exploration
of the mechanisms of biologically important reactions such as
photosynthesis and P450-catalyzed redox reactions, and for the
study of stereochemistry.
Metalloporohyrin chemistry is one of the most important
areas of modern chemistry, the unique structure and novel reac-
tivity promise metalloporphyrin complexes for expansive appli-
cations in biology, medicine, chemistry, material science fields,
such as catalysis, new material, etc. In this paper, we report for
the first time, the synthesis and characterization of a series of
novel unsymmetrical porphyrin and complexes (Scheme 1).
Synthesis
Octanoyl chloride was prepared and purified in our labora-
tory.
Meso-5-(p-hydroxy)phenyl-10,15,20-triphenylporphyrin
(HTPP) was prepared and purified by known procedures.[4]
Synthesis of ligand (OPTPPH2 ). The HTPP(1.5 g) and
Triethylamine were added to benzene (400 ml, distilled from
CaCl2) in a 250 ml round bottom flask. Octanoyloxychlorin (di-
luted by 10 ml benzene) was trickled between 0.5h. The solution
mixture was refluxed and stirred for 8h under the protection of
a dry nitrogen stream. Then benzene was evaporated, triethy-
lamine and overplus octanoyloxychlorin were was evaporated
out under vacuum. The crude dry product was chromatographed
MATERIALS AND METHODS
All reagents and solvent were commercial reagent grade and
were used without further purification unless otherwise noted,
Received 12 July 2007; accepted 1 December 2007.
Address correspondence to Xuexin Tang, College of Chemistry,
Jilin University, Changchun 130023, P.R. China. E-mail: xuexintang@
email.jlu.edu.cn
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