Synthesis and properties of rhodium(III) porphyrin cyclic tetramer and cofacial dimer

Keiko Fukushima, Kenji Funatsu, Akio Ichimura, Yoichi Sasaki, Masamitsu Suzuki, Tetsuaki Fujihara, Kiyoshi Tsuge, Taira Imamura*

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Abstract

Rhodium(III) porphyrin complexes, [Rh(4-PyT3P)Cl]4 (1) and [Rh(2-PyTB3P)Cl]2 (2) (4-PyT3P = 5-(4-pyridyl)-10,15,20-tritolylporphyrinato dianion, 2-PytB3P = 5-(2-pyridyl)-10,15,20-tri(4-tert-butyl)phenylporphyrinato dianion), were self-assembled and characterized by 1H nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, infrared spectroscopy, and electron spray ionization-mass spectroscopy methods. The spectroscopic results certified that the rhodium porphyrin complexes 1 and 2 have a cyclic tetrameric structure and a cofacial dimeric structure, respectively. The X-ray structure analysis of 1 confirmed the cyclic structure of the complex. The Soret bands of both oligomers were significantly broadened by excitonic interactions between the porphyrin units, compared to those observed for a corresponding analogue of Rh(TTP)(Py)Cl (TTP = 5,10,15,20-tetratolylporphyrinato dianion, Py = pyridine). Stepwise oxidation of the porphyrin rings in the oligomers was observed by cyclic voltammetry. The oligomers 1 and 2 are very stable in solution, and they slowly undergo reactions with pyridine to give corresponding monomer complexes only at high temperatures (∼80 °C).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3187-3193
Number of pages7
JournalInorganic Chemistry
Volume42
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - 2003/05/19

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry

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