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Nevonen DE, Atoyebi AO, Luciano MP, Brückner C, Nemykin VN. Electronic Structures of an Annulated meso-Tetraphenylchlorin and a Related Chlorin Analogue Incorporating an 8-Membered Ring through MCD Spectroscopy and DFT Calculations. J Phys Chem A 2024; 128:4823-4829. [PMID: 38857383 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.4c02803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2024]
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Herein, we compare the electronic structures of the metal-free and nickel(II) derivatives of an annulated meso-tetraphenyldihydroxychlorin with those of the (metallo)chlorin analogues derived by pyrroline β,β'-ring cleavage of the annulated (metallo)chlorins. These (metallo)chlorin analogues incorporate 8-membered heterocycles in place of the pyrroline, carry oxo-functionalities on the former pyrroline β-carbon atoms, and were previously shown to possess drastically ruffled (twisted) nonplanar conformations. The magnetic circular dichroism spectra of all chromophores investigated feature chlorin-like UV-vis spectra and correspondingly reversed (positive-to-negative in ascending energy) sign sequences in the Q-band region, indicative of ΔHOMO < ΔLUMO relationships. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations indicate that the HOMOs in all compounds are a1u-type molecular orbitals (in traditional for the porphyrin spectroscopy D4h point group). Time-dependent DFT calculations correlate well with the experimental spectra and indicate that Gouterman's four-orbital model can be applied to these chromophores. This work highlights to which degree synthetic chlorin analogues can deviate from the structural parameters of natural chlorins without losing their electronic chlorin characteristics.
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- Dustin E Nevonen
- Department of Chemistry, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, United States
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Bhattacharya S, Nevonen DE, Auty AJ, Graf A, Appleby M, Chaudhri N, Chekulaev D, Brückner C, Chauvet AAP, Nemykin VN. Photophysical Exploration of Two Isomers of Octaethyltrioxopyrrocorphin. J Phys Chem A 2023; 127:7694-7706. [PMID: 37690121 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.3c03184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/12/2023]
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The introduction of three β-oxosubstituents to octaethylporphyrin by means of an oxidation/rearrangement reaction generates the trioxopyrrocorphin chromophore. Pyrrocorphins (hexahydroporphyrins) are generally nonaromatic, but we recently demonstrated trioxopyrrocorphins to possess considerable aromatic character. This contribution explores the photophysical characteristics of these unusual chromophores. In agreement with density functional theory modeling, the UV-vis and magnetic circular dichroism spectra of the two─out of the four possible─triketone regioisomers investigated conform to the Gouterman model of porphyrinoid optical spectra, in alignment with their aromaticity. Their excited-state dynamics shed further light on the degree to which β-oxo substitutions tune the photophysical properties of porphyrinoids. Introduction of β-oxo functionalities increases the rate and yield of intersystem crossing and shortens the triplet state lifetime. Unexpectedly, the singlet oxygen generation yield of both pyrrocorphins remains relatively high, with modes of distortion from planarity likely enhancing triplet energy transfer. This work thus expands our understanding of a rare class of porphyrinoids and further characterizes them as sustaining aromatic porphyrinic π-systems. Our findings suggest triple β-oxo substitution as a viable route toward the development of novel, high-singlet oxygen yield porphyrinic photosensitizers.
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- Sayantan Bhattacharya
- Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Dainton Building, Sheffield S3 7HF, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Tennessee, 1420 Circle Dr., Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-1600, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Dainton Building, Sheffield S3 7HF, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Dainton Building, Sheffield S3 7HF, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Dainton Building, Sheffield S3 7HF, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269-3060, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Dainton Building, Sheffield S3 7HF, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269-3060, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Dainton Building, Sheffield S3 7HF, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Tennessee, 1420 Circle Dr., Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-1600, United States
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Nevonen DE, Wagner JC, Brückner C, Ziegler CJ, Nemykin VN. Magnetic Circular Dichroism of Porphyrinoid Silver Complexes: Evidence of the Electronic Structure Inversion upon Protonation of the N-Confused Core. J Phys Chem Lett 2023; 14:7382-7388. [PMID: 37566694 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c01658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/13/2023]
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We report a systematic investigation of a series of Ag(II) and Ag(III) complexes of porphyrins and their analogues using UV-vis magnetic circular dichroism (MCD) spectroscopies and theoretical calculations. Ag(II) and Ag(III) octaethyl- and tetraarylporphyrins show the usual sign sequence in the Q-band region (i.e., negative to positive intensities with increasing energy) of their MCD spectra, indicative of the ΔHOMO > ΔLUMO relationship (ΔHOMO is the energy difference between Michl's a and s orbitals, and ΔLUMO is the energy difference between Michl's -a and -s pair of MOs). In contrast, Ag(II) complexes of β,β'-pyrrole-modified porphyrins (with an effective chlorin-type π-system) and Ag(III) corroles have sign reverse features in the MCD spectra of their Q-band region (ΔHOMO < ΔLUMO relationships). The Ag(III) complex of N-confused porphyrin shows the ΔHOMO > ΔLUMO relationship in the neutral state and the ΔHOMO < ΔLUMO relationship in the protonated form.
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- Dustin E Nevonen
- Department of Chemistry, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325-3601, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269-3060, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, United States
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Xu Y, Zhu B, Li Q, Sha F, Baryshnikov G, He L, Feng Y, Tang J, Wei Y, Li C, Wu X, Ågren H, Xie Y. Pyrrolylmethylene Appended Corrorin: Peripheral Coordination and Transformation to Pyridyl Incorporated Hemiporphycene Analogue. Org Lett 2023; 25:1793-1798. [PMID: 36881833 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c00595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/09/2023]
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A pyrrolylmethylene appended corrorin 1 was synthesized and coordinated with [Rh(CO)2Cl]2 to afford 1-Rh with unique RhI-η2-CC bonding in addition to the coordination of the dipyrrin-like unit and a carbonyl ligand. Further oxidation of 1 afforded 2, exhibiting a hydrocorrorinone core, and it can be further transformed into pyrrolo[3,2-c]pyridine incorporated hemiporphycene analogue 3 upon treatment with HOAc. The side chain modifies the reactivity of corrorin and effectively tunes the NIR absorption of the resulting porphyrinoids.
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- Yue Xu
- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, Institute of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, Institute of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, Institute of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, Institute of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Department of Science and Technology, Laboratory of Organic Electronics, Linköping University, SE-601 74 Norrköping, Sweden
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, Institute of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, Institute of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, Institute of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, Institute of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, Institute of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, Institute of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, SE-751 20 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, Institute of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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Hewage N, Guberman-Pfeffer MJ, Chaudhri N, Zeller M, Gascón JA, Brückner C. Syntheses and Aromaticity Parameters of Hexahydroxypyrrocorphin, Porphotrilactones, and Their Oxidation State Intermediates. J Org Chem 2022; 87:12096-12108. [PMID: 36066858 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c01202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Triple OsO4-mediated dihydroxylation of meso-tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)porphyrin formed a non-aromatic hexahydroxypyrrocorphin as a single stereo-isomer. A one-step oxidative conversion of all three diol functionalities to lactone moieties generated three out of the four possible porphotrilactone regioisomers that were spectroscopically and structurally characterized. This conversion recovered most of the porphyrinic macrocycle aromatic ring current, as seen in their 1H NMR spectra and modeled using DFT computations. Stepwise OsO4-mediated dihydroxylations of porpho-mono- and -di-lactones generated intermediate oxidation state compounds between the pyrrole-three pyrroline macrocycle of the pyrrocorphin and the pyrrole-three oxazolone chromophore of the trilactones. The aromaticity of these chromophores was reduced with increasing number of oxazolone to pyrroline replacements, showing the importance for the presence of three lactone moieties for the retention of the macrocycle aromaticity in the tris-β,β'-modified macrocycles. This work first describes hexahydoxypyrrocorphins, porphotrislactones, and the oxidation state intermediates between them; furthers the understanding of the roles of β-lactone moieties in the expression of porphyrinic macrocycle aromaticity; and generally broadens access to chemically stable pyrrocorphins and pyrrocorphin analogues.
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- Nisansala Hewage
- Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Unit 3060, Storrs, Connecticut 06269-3060, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Unit 3060, Storrs, Connecticut 06269-3060, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Unit 3060, Storrs, Connecticut 06269-3060, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, 560 Oval Drive, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2084, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Unit 3060, Storrs, Connecticut 06269-3060, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Unit 3060, Storrs, Connecticut 06269-3060, United States
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Moss A, Nevonen DE, Hu Y, Nesterov VN, Nemykin VN, Wang H. Unsymmetric Pentacene- and Pentacenequinone-Fused Porphyrins: Understanding the Effect of Cross- and Linear-Conjugation. ACS PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY AU 2022; 2:468-481. [PMID: 36855607 PMCID: PMC9955193 DOI: 10.1021/acsphyschemau.2c00023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2022] [Revised: 07/12/2022] [Accepted: 07/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Unsymmetric pentacenequinone-fused (cross-conjugated) and pentacene-fused (linear-conjugated) porphyrins were designed and synthesized. The cross-conjugated (AM 1 -AM 3 ) and linear-conjugated (AM 5 -AM 7 ) porphyrins displayed strikingly different sets of optical and electronic properties, both of which are unusual and nontypical of porphyrins. MCD, DFT, and TDDFT calculations suggest that multiple charge transfer states exist in both π-conjugated systems, which contributes to the complex absorption and MCD spectra of these molecular systems. The general Gouterman's four-orbital model used to explain porphyrin spectroscopy led to contradicting theoretical and experimental data, and is thus not applicable for these molecular systems. The "2 + 4" and "3 + 3" active spaces have been deduced and have proven effective to interpret the absorption and MCD spectra of the pentacenequinone-fused (cross-conjugated) and pentacene-fused (linear-conjugated) porphyrins, respectively. Spectroelectrochemistry of AM 5 -AM 7 revealed broad and intense IR absorptions in the range of 1500-2500 nm, illustrating the exceptional ability of these pentacene-fused systems to accommodate positive charges. A pronounced metal effect was observed for pentacene-fused porphyrins. While pentacene-fused Ni(II) porphyrin (AM6 ) demonstrated an abnormal ability to stabilize pentacene with a half-life of >28.3 days, the half-life of the free base and Zn(II) counterparts were normal, similar to those of pentacene analogues. This work provides important and useful information on guiding new material designs.
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- Austen Moss
- Department
of Chemistry, University of North Texas, 1155 Union Circle, #305070, Denton, Texas 76203-5017, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of North Texas, 1155 Union Circle, #305070, Denton, Texas 76203-5017, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of North Texas, 1155 Union Circle, #305070, Denton, Texas 76203-5017, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada,Department
of Chemistry, University of Tennessee, 552 Buehler Hall, 1420 Circle Dr., Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-1600, United States,
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of North Texas, 1155 Union Circle, #305070, Denton, Texas 76203-5017, United States,
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Chaudhri N, Guberman-Pfeffer MJ, Zeller M, Brückner C. Stepwise Reduction of β-Trioxopyrrocorphins: Collapse of the Oxo-Induced Macrocycle Aromaticity. J Org Chem 2022; 87:7179-7192. [PMID: 35605247 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c00399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The diatropic ring current that characterizes the unexpectedly aromatic octaethyltrioxopyrrocorphins gets drastically reduced upon chemical reduction of one and particularly two ketone moieties. With increasing reduction, the chromophores containing one pyrrole, one/two pyrrolinone, and one/two pyrrolines become more similar to regular, nonmacrocycle-aromatic pyrrocorphins (hexahydroporphyrins). Single-crystal diffraction analysis shows the reduction products to be idealized planar. With increasing reduction, their UV-vis spectroscopic signatures are those of conjugated but nonaromatic oligopyrroles. Their diatropic ring currents, as assessed by 1H NMR spectroscopy, showed them to possess largely nonaromatic π-systems. Dihydroxylation of select β,β'-dioxobacteriochlorin and β,β'-dioxoisobacteriochlorins also resulted in the formation of equivalent mixed pyrrole/two pyrrolinone/pyrroline chromophores. Computations were able to reproduce the experimental trends of the diatropic ring currents and filled in the data for the regioisomers that could not be experimentally accessed. The work further highlights the electronic influence of the β-oxo-substituents and, more specifically, the origin of the aromaticity of the trioxopyrrocorphins. It also presents a series of chemically robust pyrrocorphins, a chromophore class for which many chemically very sensitive members have been reported.
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- Nivedita Chaudhri
- Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, United States
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Bhattacharya S, Graf A, Gomes AKM, Chaudhri N, Chekulaev D, Brückner C, Cardozo TM, Chauvet AAP. Tailoring the Intersystem Crossing and Triplet Dynamics of Free-Base Octaalkyl-β-oxo-Substituted Porphyrins: Competing Effects of Spin-Vibronic and NH Tautomerism Relaxation Channels. J Phys Chem A 2022; 126:2522-2531. [PMID: 35348324 PMCID: PMC9059185 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.2c01225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2022] [Revised: 03/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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We demonstrate that β-oxo-substitution provides effective fine-tuning of both steady-state and transient electronic properties of octaalkyl-β-mono-oxochlorin and all isomers of the β,β'-dioxo-substituted chromophores. The addition of a carbonyl group increases the Qy oscillator strength and red-shifts the absorption spectra. Each oxo-substitution results in a 2-fold increase in the singlet to triplet state intersystem crossing (ISC) rates, resulting in a 4-fold ISC rate increase for the dioxo-substituted chromophores. The effects of oxo-substitution on the ISC rate are thus additive. The progressive increase in the ISC rates correlates directly with the spin-vibronic channels provided by the C═O out-of-plane distortion modes, as evidenced by density functional theory (DFT) modeling. The triplet states, however, were not evenly affected by β-oxo-substitution, and reduction in the triplet lifetime seems to be influenced instead by the presence of NH tautomers in the dioxoisobacteriochlorins.
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- Sayantan Bhattacharya
- Department
of Chemistry, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield S3 7HF, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield S3 7HF, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269-3060, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield S3 7HF, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269-3060, United States
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- Instituto
de Química (IQ), Federal University
of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de
Janeiro 21941-909, Brazil
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- Department
of Chemistry, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield S3 7HF, United Kingdom
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Phenylene-linked tetrapyrrole arrays containing free base and diverse metal chelate forms – Versatile synthetic architectures for catalysis and artificial photosynthesis. Coord Chem Rev 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2021.214278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Thuita DW, Brückner C. Metal Complexes of Porphyrinoids Containing Nonpyrrolic Heterocycles. Chem Rev 2022; 122:7990-8052. [PMID: 35302354 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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The replacement of one or more pyrrolic building block(s) of a porphyrin by a nonpyrrolic heterocycle leads to the formation of so-called pyrrole-modified porphyrins (PMPs), porphyrinoids of broad structural variability. The wide range of coordination environments (type, number, charge, and architecture of the donor atoms) that the pyrrole-modified frameworks provide to the central metal ions, the frequent presence of donor atoms at their periphery, and their often observed nonplanarity or conformational flexibility distinguish the complexes of the PMPs clearly from those of the traditional square-planar, dianionic, N4-coordinating (hydro)porphyrins. Their different coordination properties suggest their utilization in areas beyond which regular metalloporphyrins are suitable. Following a general introduction to the synthetic methodologies available to generate pyrrole-modified porphyrins, their general structure, history, coordination chemistry, and optical properties, this Review highlights the chemical, electronic (optical), and structural differences of specific classes of metalloporphyrinoids containing nonpyrrolic heterocycles. The focus is on macrocycles with similar "tetrapyrrolic" architectures as porphyrins, thusly excluding the majority of expanded porphyrins. We highlight the relevance and application of these metal complexes in biological and technical fields as chemosensors, catalysts, photochemotherapeutics, or imaging agents. This Review provides an introduction to the field of metallo-PMPs as well as a comprehensive snapshot of the current state of the art of their synthesis, structures, and properties. It also aims to provide encouragement for the further study of these intriguing and structurally versatile metalloporphyrinoids.
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- Damaris Waiyigo Thuita
- Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269-3060, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269-3060, United States
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