Synthesis of Novel Polymer-Bonded Water-Soluble Metal Porphyrins

The reaction of 5, 10, 15, 20-tetra-(4-pyridyl) porphyrin 1 with triruthenium dodecacarbonyl [Ru3(CO)12], zinc(II) acetate, copper(II) acetate, cobalt(II) acetate afforded complexes 2a?2d respectively. Treatment of 2a?2d with Merrifield’s peptide resin obtained 3a?3d. The compounds 3a?3d reacted with methyl iodide respectively gave 4a?4d. New complexes 4a?4d have been identified by IR, UV-visible spectra, and AES.

Influence of the metal sites of M-N-C(M=Co, Fe, Mn) catalysts derived from metalloporphyrins in ethylbenzene oxidation

Transition metal catalysts M-N-C（M = Co,Fe,Mn） were synthesized by a template-free method by heating meso-tetraphenyl porphyrins（i.e.CoTPP,FeTPPCl,MnTPPCl） precursors.The catalysts were characterized by N2 adsorption-desorption,thermogravimetry,high-resolution transmission electron microscopy,and Raman and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy.The selective oxidation of ethylbenzene with molecular oxygen under a solvent-free condition was carried out to explore the catalytic performance of the M-N-Cs,which exhibited different catalytic performance.That was ascribed to the difference in M（Co,Fe,Mn） and different graphitization degree forming during the heating process,in which M（Co,Fe,Mn） might have different catalytic activity on the formation of the M-N-C catalyst.All the M-N-C composites had remarkable recyclability in the selective oxidation of ethylbenzene.

Occurrence and distribution of metals and porphyrins in Nigerian coal minerals

The metal contents of Nigerian coal minerals were analyzed using an atomic absorption spectrophotometer. Calcium, Na, and Fe occurred as the major elements with concentrations ranging from 9 782 μg/g for Ca to 432 μg/g for Na whereas K, Mg, Mn, Ni, Cr, Zn, Pb, and Cu, which occurred at trace levels ranged from 673.73 μg/g for Mg to 2.97 μg/g for Mn. The results of the quantitative analysis of porphyrins extracted from the coal minerals showed that Onyeama coal has the highest amount of porphyrins (ca～0.96 μg/g) while Okpara has the lowest (ca～0.30 μg/g). The porphyrins were qualitatively characterized by a combination of thin layer chromatography (TLC), infrared, and ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometers. The results of the mid infrared analysis (MIR) showed the presence of absorption bands at 3 440 cm～1～3 450 cm-1 and 1 640 cm-1～1 680 cm-1 , which are owing to the stretching vibrations of N ─ H and C─ C of aromatics, with C─ H out of plane (oop) bending vibrations at wavenumbers less than 900 cm-1, all of which are characteristic absorptions of porphyrin free base. The ultraviolet-visible data showed prominent peaks at ～400 nm(Soret band) and at wavelength ranges of 535 nm～550 nm(β-band) and 565 nm～ 600 nm (α-band) for the coal porphyrins analyzed. The geochemical significance of the metals and porphyrins in coal minerals are discussed.

A Convenient Synthetic Method of Metal Dendritic Porphyrins

A convenient synthetic method of metal dendritic porphyrins through the convergent synthetic strategy is described. The porphyrin core were linked with the synthetic fragments by forming ether or ester bonds to give five target compounds were prepared.

Alkali metal cation effects on electrocatalytic CO_(2)reduction with iron porphyrins

The electrocatalytic CO_(2)reduction reaction(CO_(2)RR)has attracted increasing attention in recentyears.Practical electrocatalysis of CO_(2)RR must be carried out in aqueous solutions containing electrolytesof alkali metal cations such as sodium and potassium.Although considerable efforts havebeen made to design efficient electrocatalysts for CO_(2)RR and to investigate the structure–activityrelationships using molecular model complexes,only a few studies have been investigated the effectof alkali metal cations on electrocatalytic CO_(2)RR.In this study,we report the effect of alkali metalcations(Na^(+)and K^(+))on electrocatalytic CO_(2)RR with Fe porphyrins.By running CO_(2)RR electrocatalysisin dimethylformamide(DMF),we found that the addition of Na^(+)or K^(+)considerably improves thecatalytic activity of Fe chloride tetrakis(3,4,5‐trimethoxyphenyl)porphyrin(FeP).Based on thisresult,we synthesized an Fe porphyrin^(N)18C6‐FeP bearing a tethered 1‐aza‐18‐crown‐6‐ether(^(N)18C6)group at the second coordination sphere of the Fe site.We showed that with the tethered^(N)18C6 to bind Na^(+)or K^(+),^(N)18C6‐FeP is more active than FeP for electrocatalytic CO_(2)RR.This workdemonstrates the positive effect of alkali metal cations to improve CO_(2)RR electrocatalysis,which isvaluable for the rational design of new efficient catalysts.

Synthesis of β-Cyclodextrin Bonded Metal Porphyrins

6-Deoxy- 6-iodo-β-cyclodextrin (1) reacted with 5-(p-aminophenyl)-10, 15,20-triphenyl porphyrin(2), 5-(p-aminophenyl)-10,15,20-triphenyl nickel(Ⅱ) porphyrin [NiⅡTPPNH2P](3),5-(p-aminophenyl)-10,15,20-triphenyl manganese(Ⅲ) porphyrin [MnⅢTPPNH2P] (4) and 5-(p-aminophenyl)-10,l5,20-triphenyl carbonyl ruthenium porphyrin [RuⅡ (CO)TPPNH2P] (5) to generate the compounds 6-9, respectively. Those new compound 5-9 have been identified by 1H NMR, IR, MS and UV-visible spectra and elemental analysis.

Synthesis of Polymer-Bonded Quaternary Ammonium Type Metal Porphyrins

The reaction of pyrrole with 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde and 4-pyridinecarboxaldehyde afforded new porphyrin ligand 1. Treatment of 1 with copper( II ) acetate, cobalt ( II ) acetate gave complexes 2-3 respectively. 2 and 3 reacted with Merrifield's peptide resin produced 4 and 5. Complexes 4 and 5 reacted with methyl iodide respectively gave 6-7. The new compounds 1-7 have been identified by H-1 NMR, IR, MS and UV-visible spectra, elemental analysis and AES.

Distortions and Deformations of Metaled Meso-Substituted and Unsubstituted Porphyrins and Derivatives in Crystal Structures

Experimental crystallographic structural parameters of a range of metaled meso-substituted and unsubstituted porphyrins were reviewed to show how far the meso-substitution by any functional group and the insertion of metal in the porphyrins core macrocycle may affect the geometry. The analysis of twists and angles has shown two kinds of distortions: external [T(Cβ-Cα-Cmeso-Xn) and T(Cβ-Cα-Cmeso-Cα)] and internal [T(Nm-Cα-Cmeso-Xn) and T(Nn-Cα-Cmeso-Cα)] with averages of [+6°and –6°] and [–5°and +5°], respectively. In the meso-substituted case, the external and internal twists Cβ-Cα-Cmeso-X and N-Cα-Cmeso-X, respectively are oppositely orientated. Similar effect is observed in meso-unsubstituted of Cβ-Cα- Cmeso-H and N-Cα-Cmeso-H. However, the external distortions are more significant than internal. Considering the same order, the limit of distortions is [97°and 132°(–48°)] for external and [91°(–89°) and 52°] for internal. In the two cases, the substituents have opposite directions of distortions. The meso-substituted porphyrins have a high limit of twisting than usubstituted one, depending of the weight of substituents. The average of the bond angular deformations is 168°, almost planar. However, the limit of angular deformation is 94°.

The Application of Novel Electrochemical Approach to Antioxidant Activity Assay of Metal Porphyrins with Bulky 3,5-Diisobornyl-4-hydroxyphenyl Moieties

The complexes of biogenic metals (Zn2+,Cu2+,Co2+,Mn3+,Fe3+) based on meso-tetra(3,5-diisobor- nyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)porphyrin 1 were synthesized. The electrochemical behavior of these com-pounds was studied using cyclic voltammetry (CV) and rotating disk electrode (RDE) techniques. The antioxidant activity of complexes was estimated by means of the electrochemical assay based on the hydrogen atom transfer reaction to the stable radical 2,2’-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH). The RDE method was applied for this process monitoring. It was shown that the efficiency of the metal complexes (Cu2+,Co2+,Mn2+,Ni2+,Fe3+) is practically the same order as that of free base porphyrin 1. However the Zn2+ complex demonstrates significantly higher antioxidant activity, and the stoichiometry of the reaction was determined as σ = 4. The results demonstrate that porphyrin macrocycle can directly affect the antioxidant properties of 2,6-diisobornylphenol.

Metal porphyrin intercalated reduced graphene oxide nanocomposite utilized for electrocatalytic oxygen reduction

In this paper, we report a simple and facile self-assembly method to successfully fabricate cationic metal porphyrin-MtTMPyP(Mt= Cobalt(Ⅱ), Manganese(Ⅲ), or Iron(Ⅲ); TMPyP = 5, 10, 15, 20-tetrakis(N-methylpyridinium-4-yl) porphyrin) intercalated into the layer of graphene oxide(GO) by the cooperative effects of electrostatic and π-π stacking interaction between positively charged metal porphyrin and negatively charged GO sheets. Followed by reduction with hydrazine vapor, a series of novel 2 D MtTMPyP/rGO_n were fabricated. The as-prepared 2 D hybrids were fully characterized and tested as non-noble metal catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction(ORR) in an alkaline medium. The MtTMPyP/rGO_n hybrids, especially CoTMPyP/rGO_5, demonstrated an improved electrocatalytic activity for ORR and a number of exchanged electrons close to 4-electron reaction, increased stability and excellent tolerance to methanol, showing a potential alternative catalyst for ORR in fuel cells and air batteries.

Synthesis and Liquid Crystal Properties of Transition Metal Complexes of Meso-tetra(4-n-myristyloxyphenyl)porphyrin

Transition metal complexes of meso-tetra(4-myristyloxyphenyl)porphyrin TMPPM [M =Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn; TMPP=mesotetra(4-myristyloxyphenyl)porphyrin] have been synthesized and characterized by means of elemental analyses, UV-Vis spectra, infrared photoacoustic spectra, 1H NMR spectra, molar conductance and differential scanning calorimetry(DSC). The ligand and the Zn complex show liquid crystalline behavior. According to the DSC thermogram of the Zn complex, it exhibits a lower phase transition temperature -7.453 ℃ and a wide mesophase temperature span, 77 ℃.

Synthesis of Polymer-Bonded Carbonyl Ruthenium (Ⅱ) and Osmium (Ⅱ) Porphyrins

The reactions of 5- (p-hydroxyphenyl)-10, 15, 20-tris (p-methoxyphenyl) porphyrin(H2Por) 1 respectively with triruthenium dodecacarbonyl [Ru3 (CO)12] and triosmiumdodecacarbonyl [Os3 (CO)12] under N2 gave complexes 2 and 3. Treatment of 2 (and 3) withMerrifield' peptide resin gave 4 (and 5) respectively.

5,10,15,20-Tetrakis(p-4-fluorobenzoyloxy)phenyl Porphyrin and Its Transition Metal Complexes

The properties of porphyrins can be changed through the choice of peripheral substituents and inserted metal ions. To obtain porphyrin complexes with novel structures, 5,10, 15,20-tetrakis（p-4-fluorobenzoyloxy） phenyl perphyrin（TFBOPPH2 ） and its transition metal complexes {TFBOPPM [ M = Mn（ Ⅲ ）, Fe（ Ⅲ ）, Co（ Ⅱ ）, Ni（ Ⅱ ）, Cu（ Ⅱ ） and Zn（ Ⅱ ） ] } were synthesized and characterized by means of UV-Vis, IR photoacoustic speetrumetry, ^1H NMR, elemental analyses, molar conductance, and XPS methods. A structure is proposed, in which one porphyrln molecule is coordinated with a transition metal ion in a tetradentate fashion, while the chlorine ion is the balaneeable anion in Fe（ Ⅲ ） and Mn（ Ⅲ ） complexes.

Theoretical Investigations on Electronic Structures and Absorption Spectra of Unsymmetrical Metal-coordinated Neo-confused Porphyrin in Various Solvents

Though the photo-physical properties of free base porphyrin are attractive, there are still problems for the materials with weak and narrow range absorption of visible light. The unsymmetrical neo-confused porphyrin derivatives were introduced as novel materials for the improvement of photo-chemical and photo-physical properties. The density function theory（DFT）and time dependent density function theory（TDDFT） were applied to calculate the absorption spectrum of unsymmetrical neo-confused porphyrin（N-CP） and metal-coordinated N-CP in various solutions. The Ni and Zn coordinated neo-confused porphyrin dipole moment values are smaller than the values of prototype porphyrin（Pro P） and N–CP. According to the electrophilicity index ω, Ni coordinated N–CP（Ni–N–CP） is susceptible to the polarity of solvents, while the Zn coordinated derivative（Zn–N–CP） is more immune to the solvent environment. Unlike the Gouterman＇s four frontier orbital model of common porphyrin materials, the electron transitions of N–CPs and metalcoordinated N–CPs from H–2 or lower molecular orbitals also contribute to ultraviolet and visible absorption. Most of oscillator strength f values of Zn–N–CP are significantly higher than the values of Ni–N–CP, which reflects the higher absorption intensity of Q and Soret bands. The maximum wavelength at 702.2 nm in vacuum drew our attention to the novel material. The broad absorption range, intense red-shifted Q band and higher stability in solvents suggest that N–CPs, especially Zn–N–CP, can be one class of new candidate dye-sensitized materials.

STUDIES OF SURFACE PHOTOVOLTAGE PROPERTIES AND CHARGE TRANSFER ON TRANSITION METAL PORPHYRIN COMPLEX （Ⅰ）

Photovoltage properties and charge transfer process of tailed porpbyrin Mn(Ⅲ) complex. meso-mono-|o-(4-diethylamino) butyramidophenyl| triphenyl porphyrin Mn(Ⅲ) (MDBPTPPMn(Ⅲ)Cl) were investigated by surface photovoltage spectrum (SPS)and field modulation surface photovoltage spectrum (FMSPS). Furthermore, its absorption spectra in near-ultraviolet and near-infrared that have been disputed are given a new assignment in this paper.

Novel Properties of Supramolecular Complexes Formed by Pairing Cationic Porphyrin and Anionic Metal-Oxo Cluster

MTBPyP (meso-tetrakis(4-N-benzylpyridyl)porphyrin, M=H-2, Zn) bearing positive charge has been shown to associate with SiW12O404- in water solution. The spectral evolution and Job's plots analyses reveal that the relatively stable aggregates contain equal numbers of MTBPyP4(+) and SiW12O404-.

Alcohol/water-soluble porphyrins as cathode interlayers in high-performance polymer solar cells

Three alcohol/water-soluble porphyrins, Zn-TPyPMeI： zinc（II） meso-tetra（N-methyl-4-pyridyl） porphyrin tetra-iodide, Zn- TPyPAdBr： zinc（II） meso-tetra[1-（1-adamantylmethyl ketone）-4-pyridyl] porphyrin tetra-bromide and MnC1-TPyPAdBr： man- ganese（III） meso-tetra[1-（1-adamantylmethyl ketone）-4-pyridyl] porphyrin tetra-bromide were employed as cathode interlayers to fabricate polymer solar cells （PSCs）. The PCvaBM （[6,6]-phenyl C71 butyric acid methyl ester） and PCDTBT （poly[N-9＂- hepta-decanyl-2,7-carbazole-alt-5,5-（4＇,7＇-di-2-thienyl-2＇,3＇-benzothiadiazole）]）-blend films were used as active layers in polymer solar cells （PSCs）. The PSCs with alcohol/water-soluble porphyrins interlayer showed obviously higher power con- version efficiency （PCE） than those without interlayers. The highest PCE, 6.86%, was achieved for the device with MnCl- TPyPAdBr as an interlayer. Ultraviolet photoemission spectroscopic （UPS）, carrier mobility, atomic force microscopy （AFM） and contact angle （0） characterizations demonstrated that the porphyrin molecules can result in the formation of interfacial dipole layer between active layer and cathode. The interfacial dipole layer can obviously improve the open-circuit voltage （Voc） and charge extraction, and sequentially lead to the increase of PCE.

Comparing electrocatalytic hydrogen and oxygen evolution activities of first-row transition metal complexes with similar coordination environments

Developing cheap and efficient electrocatalysts for water splitting is required for energy conversion techniques.Many first-row transition metal complexes have been shown to be active for the hydrogen evolution reaction(HER)and oxygen evolution reaction(OER).Metal ions play crucial roles in these catalytic processes,but the activity dependence on the nature of metal ions has been rarely studied due to the difficulty to compare metal complexes with different coordination environments.We herein reported the synthesis of a series of metal complexes of azido-substituted porphyrin(1),in which metal ions have very similar coordination environments.By grafting 1-M(M=Mn,Fe,Co,Ni,and Cu)onto alkynefunctionalized carbon nanotubes(CNTs)through the same covalent connection,the resulted hybrids 1-M@CNT were all active and robust for both electrocatalytic HER and OER in alkaline aqueous solutions.Among these hybrids,1-Fe@CNT displayed the highest electrocatalytic activity for HER,while 1-Co@CNT was the most active one for OER.Moreover,a two-electrode water electrolysis cell assembled with 1-Fe@CNT as the cathode and 1-Co@CNT as the anode required smaller applied bias potential by210 mV to get 10 mA/cm^(2)current density as compared to that assembled with Pt/C and Ir/C with the same amount of metal loading.This work is significant to correlate HER and OER activity with the nature of first-row transition metal ions and to highlight promising potential applications of molecular electrocatalysis in water splitting.

基于卟啉金属有机框架的荧光探针检测有机磷农药残留

目的建立基于卟啉金属有机框架的荧光探针检测有机磷农药(organophosphorus pesticide,OPs)残留的方法。方法以金属有机框架(PCN-224-Mn)的类氧化酶活性、硫代胆碱和邻苯二胺之间的竞争作用,以及OPs对乙酰胆碱酯酶的抑制作用为基础,采用荧光法用于OPs残留的定量检测。结果以毒死蜱为模型,所构建的探针在0.05~50.00μg/mL的线性范围内对有机磷具有灵敏响应,检出限为29.6ng/mL。茶叶样品中毒死蜱残留的加标回收实验得到回收率为103.00%~112.00%,相对标准偏差小于3%。结论本研究不仅为精确、快速检测复杂样品中OPs残留提供了一种新的方法,而且为利用酶级联反应设计基于纳米酶的检测平台提供了新的见解。