Novel Substitution Reactions of 5-(4-Nitrophenyl)-10,15,20-triphenyl porphyrin with Nucleophilic Reagents

Substitution reactions of 5-(4-nitrophenyl)-10,15,20-triphenylporphyrin (1)and its Ni(Ⅱ) complexe 2 with different nucleophilic reagents were studied for preparing asymmetric porphyrin. The reaction products are different with the nucleophilic reagents changing. Diporphyrin (3) was obtained when compound 1 reacted with sodium phenoxide or diphenoxide ion in DMF solution. Whereas the nitro group was reduced and 5-(4-amino-phenyl)-10,15,20-triphenylporphyrinato Nickel(Ⅱ) (4) was achieved when compound 2 reacted with above nuleophilic reagents in the same condition. The reductive product 5-(4-aminophenyl)-10,15,20-triphenylporphyrin (5) was also achieved when 1 reacted with mercaptoethanol or thiophene and lithium hydroxide. While the nitro group was substituted by cyanide anion and 5-(4-nitrilephenyl)-10,15,20-triphenylporphyrin (6) was achieved when 1 reacted with sodium cyanide.……