Mixed-Valence Porphyrin π-Cation Radical Derivatives: Electrochemical Investigations

W Robert Scheidt; Kristin E Buentello; Noelle Ehlinger; Arnaldo Cinquantini; Marco Fontani; Franco Laschi

doi:10.1016/j.ica.2006.12.028

Mixed-Valence Porphyrin π-Cation Radical Derivatives: Electrochemical Investigations

Inorganica Chim Acta. 2008 May 5;361(6):1722-1727. doi: 10.1016/j.ica.2006.12.028.

Authors

W Robert Scheidt¹, Kristin E Buentello, Noelle Ehlinger, Arnaldo Cinquantini, Marco Fontani, Franco Laschi

Affiliation

¹ The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556.

Abstract

The electrochemistry of [Cu(OEP)] and [Ni(OEP)] are compared with the mixed-valence π-cations [Cu(OEP•/2)]2+and[Ni(OEP•/2)]2+. These electrochemical studies, carried out with cyclic voltametry and hydrodynamic voltametry, show that the mixed valence π-cations have distinct electrochemical properties, although the differences between the [M(OEP)](+/0) and [M(OEP•/2)]2+/0 processes are subtle.

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