Protonated N-confused porphyrin dimer: formation, structure, and guest binding

Inorg Chem. 2011 Jul 18;50(14):6719-36. doi: 10.1021/ic200742d. Epub 2011 Jun 21.

Abstract

The protonation of 3,3'-bis(meso-tetratolyl-2-aza-21-carbaporphyrin) with various acids was studied. The stepwise formation of mono-, di-, and tetracationic species was shown on the basis of UV-vis-near-IR and low-temperature (1)H NMR. Upon going from di- to tetraprotonated form, the bis(porphyrinoid) skeleton changes its conformation from cisoid to bent-transoid, which was found by single-crystal X-ray analyses, 2D NMR, and density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The formation of cation-anion complexes was established in both the solid state and solution. The substitution of anions was studied by spectrophotometric and (1)H NMR titrations. A pronounced decrease of the HOMO-LUMO gap in the tetraprotonated species was shown by cyclovoltametry and time-dependent DFT calculations.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acids / chemistry
  • Binding Sites
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Dimerization
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Structure
  • Porphyrins / chemical synthesis
  • Porphyrins / chemistry*
  • Protons*
  • Quantum Theory

Substances

  • Acids
  • Porphyrins
  • Protons