Anodic electrodeposition of NiTSPP from aqueous basic media

Deprotonated meso-hydroxyporphyrin as a stable π-electronic anion: the building unit of an ion-pairing assembly

The Ni^II complex of 5-hydroxy-10,15,20-tris(pentafluorophenyl)-porphyrin was synthesized as the precursor of a negatively charged π-electronic system. Deprotonation, which was examined through UV/vis and ¹H NMR spectra, provided an anionic species as the building unit of an ion-pairing assembly in combination with an aliphatic cation.

Unveiling the structure of polytetraruthenated nickel porphyrin by Raman spectroelectrochemistry

The structure of polytetraruthenated nickel porphyrin was unveiled for the first time by electrochemistry, Raman spectroelectrochemistry, and a hydroxyl radical trapping assay. The electrocatalytic active material, precipitated on the electrode surface after successive cycling of [NiTPyP{Ru(bipy)2Cl}4](4+) species in strong aqueous alkaline solution (pH 13), was found to be a peroxo-bridged coordination polymer. The electropolymerization process involves hydroxyl radicals (as confirmed by the characteristic set of DMPO/(•)OH adduct EPR peaks) as reaction intermediates, electrocatalytically generated in the 0.80-1.10 V range, that induce the formation of Ni-O-O-Ni coordination polymers, as evidenced by Raman spectroelectrochemistry and molecular modeling studies. The film growth is halted above 1.10 V due to the formation of oxygen gas bubbles.