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Synthesis, characterization, and electrochemical behavior of (5,10,15-tri-X-phenyl-2,3,7,8,12,13,17,18-octamethylcorrolato)cobalt(III) triphenylphosphine complexes, where X = p-OCH3, p-CH3, p-Cl, m-Cl, o-Cl, m-F, o-F, or H
Adamian, Victor A.,D'Souza, Francis,Licoccia, Silvia,Di Vona, Maria Luisa,Tassoni, Emanuela,Paolesse, Roberto,Boschi, Tristano,Kadish, Karl M.
, p. 532 - 540 (2008/10/08)
Complexes of (5,10,15-tri-X-phenyl-2,3,7,8,12,13,17,18-octamethylcorrolato)cobalt(III) triphenylphosphine, (OMTX-PC)Co(PPH3), where X = p-OCH3, p-CH3, p-Cl, m-Cl, m-F, o-Cl, o-F, or H, were synthesized and characterized in nonaqueous media using electrochemical, spectroelectrochemical, and EPR techniques. The o-Cl derivative exists as different atropisomers in solution, and a thermal interconversion between them was achieved at 338 K in toluene. Activation parameters (ΔS?, ΔH?) for interconversion between the atropisomers were obtained from 1H NMR measurements and were similar in magnitude to values reported for ortho-substituted tetraphenylporphyrin derivatives. Formation constants for pyridine binding to the pentacoordinated cobalt(III) corroies in benzene were obtained from UV-visible spectrophotometric measurements and ranged between 20 and 193 M-1, with the exact value depending upon the specific electron-donating or electron-withdrawing group on the three phenyl rings of the complex. The redox potentials of (OMTXPC)Co(PPh3) also shift with the nature of the phenyl ring substituents, and linear free-energy relationships are observed. Each cobalt(III) derivative undergoes two one-electron reductions, the first of which involves a Co(III)/Co(II) conversion and concomitant loss of the bound PPh3 ligand. Four one-electron oxidations are also observed for the investigated compounds, and this contrasts with the oxidative properties of related cobalt(II) porphyrins which undergo a maximum of three one-electron oxidations under similar solution conditions. The first one-electron oxidation of each cobalt(III) corrole is metal-centered and results in formation of a Co(IV) corrole as ascertained by EPR spectroscopic characterization of the electrogenerated species.
