Electrochemistry of Platinum(II) Porphyrins: Effect of Substituents and π-Extension on Redox Potentials and Site of Electron Transfer
Fourteen platinum(II) porphyrins with different π-conjugated macrocycles and different electron-donating or electron-withdrawing substituents were investigated as to their electrochemical and spectroscopic properties in nonaqueous media. Eight compounds have the formula (Ar4P)PtII, where Ar4P = the...
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Published in | Inorganic chemistry Vol. 51; no. 11; pp. 6200 - 6210 |
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Main Authors | , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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United States
American Chemical Society
04.06.2012
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Summary: | Fourteen platinum(II) porphyrins with different π-conjugated macrocycles and different electron-donating or electron-withdrawing substituents were investigated as to their electrochemical and spectroscopic properties in nonaqueous media. Eight compounds have the formula (Ar4P)PtII, where Ar4P = the dianion of a tetraarylporphyrin, while six have π-extented macrocycles with four β,β′-fused benzo or naphtho groups and are represented as (TBP)PtII and (TNP)PtII where TBP and TNP are the dianions of tetrabenzoporphyrin and tetranaphthoporphyrin, respectively. Each Pt(II) porphyrin undergoes two reversible one-electron reductions and one to three reversible one-electron oxidations in nonaqueous media. These reactions were characterized by cyclic voltammetry, UV–visible thin-layer spectroelectrochemistry and in some cases by ESR spectroscopy. The two reductions invariably occur at the conjugated π-ring system to yield relatively stable Pt(II) π-anion radicals and dianions. The first oxidation leads to a stable π-cation radical for each investigated porphyrin; but in the case of tetraarylporphyrins containing electron-withdrawing substituents, the product of the second oxidation may undergo an internal electron transfer to give a Pt(IV) porphyrin with an unoxidized macrocycle. The effects of macrocycle structure on UV–visible spectra, oxidation/reduction potentials, and site of electron transfer are discussed. |
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ISSN: | 0020-1669 1520-510X |
DOI: | 10.1021/ic3003367 |