Chemistry - A European Journal
Chemistry - A European Journal
5 years ago

Synthesis, Characterization, and Electrochemistry of Open-Chain Pentapyrroles and Sapphyrins with Highly Electron-Withdrawing meso-Tetraaryl Substituents

Synthesis, Characterization, and Electrochemistry of Open-Chain Pentapyrroles and Sapphyrins with Highly Electron-Withdrawing meso-Tetraaryl Substituents
Mario L. Naitana, Virginie Blondeau-Patissier, Zhongping Ou, Yoann Rousselin, Wenqian Shan, Karl M. Kadish, Claude P. Gros, Valentin Quesneau, Nicolas Desbois
A series of open-chain pentapyrroles and sapphyrins with highly electron-withdrawing substituents (i.e., CN, CF3, or CO2Me) on the meso-phenyl rings was synthesized and characterized as to the spectral properties, protonation reactions, and electrochemistry in non-aqueous media. The investigated compounds are represented as (Ar)4PPyH3 and (Ar)4SapH3 where PPy and Sap correspond to the tri-anion of the open-chain pentapyrrole and sapphyrin, respectively, and Ar=p-CNPh, p-CF3Ph, or p-CO2MePh. UV/Vis and 1H NMR spectroscopy as well as mass spectrometry data are given for the confirmation of the structures for the newly synthesized compounds. An X-ray structure for one of the pentapyrroles, that is, (p-CF3Ph)4PPyH3 (2), is also presented. The protonation processes were examined by UV/Vis absorption spectroscopy during the titration of the compounds with trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) in CH2Cl2. Equilibrium constants for the protonation reactions were calculated by using both the Hill equation and the mole ratio method. The protonation-initiated conversion of pentapyrroles to sapphyrins upon oxidation was also investigated. Cyclic voltammetry was used to measure the redox potentials in CH2Cl2, PhCN, and/or pyridine (Py). Electrochemical properties, protonation constants, and chemical reactions of the six compounds in the two series were then analyzed as a function of the solvent properties and the type of the electron-withdrawing groups on the meso-phenyl rings. Open and close: Several open-chain pentapyrroles and sapphyrins with highly electron-withdrawing substituents (i.e., CN, CF3, or CO2Me) on the meso-phenyl rings were synthesized and characterized by, for example, X-ray diffraction analysis (see figure). The behavior towards protonation of these compound was also investigated.

Publisher URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/resolve/doi

DOI: 10.1002/chem.201701968

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