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Table 2. Reaction order (m) in cPy, true rate constants (k)
absorption spectrum of complex I at the second stage of
a reaction changes more significantly: not only the
decrease in the optical density is observed, but also a
hypsochromic shift of the maximum of the band at
462.7 nm (to 457.6 nm).
of forward and reverse reactions of O=Mo(OH)TPP with Py
Reaction
stage
k, s–1 mol–1
l
k, s–1
m
(forward reaction) (reverse reaction)
The kinetic parameters of reaction (7), i.e., the
1
2
3
0.96
0.83
1.03
5.25
5.75 × 10–4
4.65 × 10–4
1.20 × 10–3
effective rate constants ke2ff , the true rate constants k2,
1.83 × 10–2
1.19 × 10–3
and the reaction order m2 in cPy, found in the same way
as for reaction (3) (Fig. 5, 2) are given in Tables 1, 2.
The rate constant of reverse equilibrium reaction (7) is
4.65 × 10–4 s–1. The first orders of the reaction in MP
and Py concentration indicate bimolecular process,
which follows associative mechanism, and indirectly
confirm the nature of equilibrium (7) with participation
of one Py molecule (Fig. 4, 2).
later (Table 3). The spectrum of the initial complex I
contains the absorption band at 625 cm–1 corresponding
to the Mo=O bond and disappearing from the spectrum
of the complex [Mo(Py)3TPP]3+ · 3OH–. IR spectrum of
the complex isolated at the third stage from a solution
in Py contains new absorption bands due to vibrations
of Py bonds, namely, at 412, 590, 700, 990, 1040, 1384,
1425, 1570 cm–1 [14]. The bands at 1384, 1425, and
1570 cm–1, which correspond to vibrations of the C–C
and C–N bonds in pyridine cycle, are shifted toward
low-frequency region, probably, due to coordination of
pyridine in the complex.
At Py concentration 1.29 × 10–1–1.16 mol/l, the
third equilibrium stage of the reaction of I with Py is
observed. The equilibrium is attained in 50 min. At this
state, the electronic absorption spectrum of the reaction
mixture shows a decrease in the optical density in the
region of the band at 456 nm. When Py concentration is
7.44 × 10–1 mol/l and higher, the band at 457.6 nm
almost disappears, while a new band appears with
λmax = 496.3 nm. The thermodynamic study was per-
formed at wavelength 501 nm, when the optical density
changes are the most pronounced. The equilibrium con-
stant at the third stage K3 = 1.0 0.1 mol/l, the number
of interacting Py molecules n3 = 1.26 (Fig. 4, 3). The
absorption spectrum of extra ligand formed at the third
stage (Fig. 1, 2) is similar to that of O=Mo(OH)TPP
treated with an excess gaseous HCl, i.e., to the spec-
trum of (Cl)3MoTPP [9]. Extra complex, formed in the
course of the reaction with Py, is likely to be Mo(V)
compound. The authors of [10] reported somewhat dif-
ferent (in the number and positions of the bands) elec-
tronic absorption spectrum of O=åÓIVTPP in toluene
(λmax, nm): 645, 590, 453, 397.
The ratio of the stage equilibrium constants for anal-
ogous reaction with participation of W complex
O=W(OH)TPP (1.3 × 104, 8.4 × 103, and 89 l/mol) pre-
viously studied in [17] shows that the reaction of W
complex with Py occurs at bidentate oxygen O2– only at
the third stage. This fact agrees well with the suggested
scheme of transformations for Mo complex. It is known
[15, 18] that the W=O bond is noticeably stronger than
the Mo=O bond in the metal coordination compounds.
Therefore, the reactivity of the latter bond is also higher
in the case of complex I: this bond is the reaction center
already at the second stage of the reaction with Py.
With regard to the equilibrium constant of the reaction
of displacement of a single-charged acido ligand to the
second coordination sphere, the complexes (AcO)CrTPP
[19], O=W(OH)TPP [17], and O=Mo(OH)TPP can be
arranged in the following series:
Table 1 presents effective rate constants ke3ff deter-
mined for different initial Py concentrations, while
Table 2 contains the values of the true rate constants k3
and of the reaction order m3 in cPy determined from the
data in Fig. 5. The rate constant of a reverse reaction is
1.20 × 10–3 s–1 (Table 2). The experimental kinetic equa-
tion is identical to those for stage one and stage two.
The above data show that the third stage of the reac-
tion between molybdenum(V)porphyrin with Py is in
fact displacement of the third OH– group to the second
coordination sphere stable in organic solvent toluene:
O=Mo(OH)TPP (K = 9100) ≈ O=W(OH)TPP (8400)
> (AcO)CrTPP (2.8).
This series coincides with the series of the kinetic sta-
bility of the complexes at the M–Nporphyrin bonds [20].
One can see that an increase in the formal charge of the
metal cation is attended by an increase in the affinity of
metalloporphyrin to both Py and a macrocycle.
[Mo(OH)(Py)2TPP]2+ ⋅ 2-– + Py
The comparison of reactions of O=Mo(OH)TPP
with different bases revealed the following conclusions.
The equilibrium of the reaction of I with Py is charac-
terized by a higher rate constant (K = 9100 l/mol) as
(8)
K3
[Mo(Py)3TPP]3+ ⋅ 3OH–.
The structure of the product of reaction (8) is con- compared to analogous parameter in the case of imid-
firmed by IR spectra of the initial complex azole (Im) (480 l/mol, unpublished data of the authors)
O=Mo(OH)TPP and of the complex isolated at the third and hydrogen sulfide (83 l/mol [12]). This corresponds
stage from a solution in Py by vacuum distillation of the to the growing energy of protonation when going from Py
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