Metalloporphyrins cobalt

The metalloporphyrin-catalyzed decomposition of ethyl azidoformate in the presence of an arene has been investigated but with little success in improving the yields of the 1 //-azepines.151 The nickel and copper complexes had no effect, whereas the cobalt-tetraphenylporphyrin complex accelerated the decomposition rate of the azido ester but produced more A-arylurethane rather than 1//-azepine. 

It was shown that dibenzothiophene oxide 17 is inert to 1-benzyl-l,4-dihydro nicotinamide (BNAH) but that, in the presence of catalytic amounts of metalloporphyrin, 17 is reduced quantitatively by BNAH. From experimental results with different catalysts [meso-tetraphenylporphinato iron(III) chloride (TPPFeCl) being the best] and a series of substituted sulfoxides, Oae and coworkers80 suggest an initial SET from BNAH to Fe1 followed by a second SET from the catalyst to the sulfoxide. The results are also consistent with an initial coordination of the substrate to Fem, thus weakening the sulfur-oxygen bond in a way reminiscent of the reduction of sulfoxides with sodium borohydride in the presence of catalytic amounts of cobalt chloride81. 

One-electron oxidation of the vinylidene complex transforms it from an Fe=C axially symmetric Fe(ll) carbene to an Fe(lll) complex where the vinylidene carbon bridges between iron and a pyrrole nitrogen. Cobalt and nickel porphyrin carbene complexes adopt this latter structure, with the carbene fragment formally inserted into the metal-nitrogen bond. The difference between the two types of metalloporphyrin carbene, and the conversion of one type to the other by oxidation in the case of iron, has been considered in a theoretical study. The comparison is especially interesting for the iron(ll) and cobalt(lll) carbene complexes Fe(Por)CR2 and Co(Por)(CR2) which both contain metal centers yet adopt... 

Cobalt porphyrin derivatives were also reported129 to be active for electrochemical reduction of C02 to formic acid at an amalgamated Pt electrode. More recently, Becker et al have reported130 that Ag2+ and Pd2+ metalloporphyrins acted as homogeneous catalysts for C02 reduction in dry CH2C12 oxalic acid and H2 (its source was not clear) were produced, but no CO was detected. 

Iodorhodium(III) porphyrins generally lead to alkylrhodium(III) porphyrins (Scheme 42)398>. This is also true for the reaction with ethyl diazoacetate in the presence of HOAc or an alcohol, and the insertion product 412 (M = Rh) could not be detected, in contrast to the corresponding cobalt porphyrin. A mechanistic scheme, which includes the diverse reaction modes of metalloporphyrins towards diazo compounds, has been proposed by Callot 393,398). 

Recently, the high inhibitory efficiency of metalloporphyrins has been shown in lipid peroxidation of rat brain homogenates [346]. It was found that manganese and cobalt porphyrins were very effective inhibitors of lipid peroxidation while iron and especially zinc porphyrins had very weak inhibitory activity, if any. For example, /50 values were equal to 21, 29, 212, 946 pmol 1 1 for CoTBAP, MnTBAP, FeTBAP, and ZnTBAP, respectively, where TBAP is 5,10,15,20-tetrakis [4-carboxyphenyl]porphyrin similar values were obtained for other porphyrin derivatives. 

The electrosynthesis of metalloporphyrins which contain a metal-carbon a-bond is reviewed in this paper. The electron transfer mechanisms of a-bonded rhodium, cobalt, germanium, and silicon porphyrin complexes were also determined on the basis of voltammetric measurements and controlled-potential electrooxidation/reduction. The four described electrochemical systems demonstrate the versatility and selectivity of electrochemical methods for the synthesis and characterization of metal-carbon o-bonded metalloporphyrins. The reactions between rhodium and cobalt metalloporphyrins and the commonly used CH2CI2 is also discussed. 

The synthesis of metalloporphyrins which contain a metal-carbon a-bond can be accomplished by a number of different methods(l,2). One common synthetic method involves reaction of a Grignardreagent or alkyl(aryl) lithium with (P)MX or (PMX)2 where P is the dianion of a porphyrin macrocycle and X is a halide or pseudohalide. Another common synthetic technique involves reaction of a chemically or electrochemically generated low valent metalloporphyrin with an alkyl or aryl halide. This latter technique is similar to methods described in this paper for electrosynthesis of cobalt and rhodium a-bonded complexes. However, the prevailing mechanisms and the chemical reactions... 

In summary, the four chemical systems described in this paper demonstrate the versatility and selectivity of electrochemical methods for synthesis and characterization of metal-carbon a-bonded metalloporphyrins. The described rhodium and cobalt systems demonstrate significant differences with respect to their formation, stability and to some extend, reactivity of the low valent species. On the other hand, properties of the electroche-mically generated mono-alkyl or mono-aryl germanium and silicon systems are similar to each other. 

Use of the kinetic advantage method thus points clearly to the occurrence of chemical catalysis with the low-valent metalloporphyrins. This is confirmed by repeating, with iron(I) octaethylporphyrin and cobalt (I) etioporphyrin, the stereochemical experiments carried out earlier with the anion radical of 1,4-diacetylbenzene. Complete stereospecificity is observed in both cases The meso isomer of 4,5-dibromooctane is converted totally into the c/.v-olcfin the d,l isomer is converted totally into the trans-olefin. The reaction again exhibits a clear antiperiplanar preference. 

Porphyrins, 21 14, 36, 135 -based manganese complexes, 46 400-402 as cobalt complex ligants, 44 284-290 compared to phthalocyanines, 7 75 complexes, 19 144, 145, 147 complex stability, 42 135-137 degeneracy lifting, 36 206 metalloporphyrins, DNA cleavage and, 45 271-283... 

Much of the work on the photoreduction of carbon dioxide centres on the use of transition metal catalysts to produce formic acid and carbon monoxide. A large number of these catalysts are metalloporphyrins and phthalocyanines. These include cobalt porphyrins and iron porphyrins, in which the metal in the porphyrin is first of all photochemically reduced from M(ii) to M(o), the latter reacting rapidly with CO to produce formic acid and CO. ° Because the M(o) is oxidised in the process to M(ii) the process is catalytic with high percentage conversion rates. However, there is a problem with light energy conversion and the major issue of porphyrin stability. 

In contrast to the above polymerizations via anionic and/or coordination anionic mechanisms, radical polymerization initiated with metalloporphyrins remains to be studied. The only example of controlled radical polymerization by metalloporphyrins has been reported by Wayland et al. where the living radical polymerization of acrylic esters initiated with cobalt porphyrins was demonstrated. In this section the radical polymerization of MMA initiated with tin porphyrin is discussed. 

ICP-MS was used for the detection of biologically significant metalloporphyrins separated by RP-HPLC by Kumar et al. [43]. Cobalt protoporphyrin (CoPP), iron protoporphyrin (hemin) and zinc protoporphyrin (ZnPP) were separated using a Cl column (due to the relatively large molecular mass of the compounds) and a mobile phase optimised with 68% methanol at pH 4.5 (Fig. 2). Detection limits were... 

Porphyrins with metals other than iron (and cobalt) are not of particular direct relevance to the present section, although it should be noted that porphyrins have been extracted from coal and oil shales with metals such as gallium and the early transition metals coordinated. The biological significance of these observations is questionable. Nevertheless, detailed studies on a range of metalloporphyrins have contributed substantially to our appreciation of the bonding in such molecules, and the influence of cis and trans ligands on their structure and reactivity.599 609... 

In the most important series of polymers of this type, the metallotetraphenylporphyrins, a metalloporphyrin ring bears four substituted phenylene groups X, as is shown in 7.19. The metals M in the structure are typically iron, cobalt, or nickel cations, and the substituents on the phenylene groups include -NH2, -NR2, and -OH. These polymers are generally insoluble. Some have been prepared by electro-oxidative polymerizations in the form of electroactive films on electrode surfaces.79 The cobalt-metallated polymer is of particular interest since it is an electrocatalyst for the reduction of dioxygen. Films of poly(trisbipyridine)-metal complexes also have interesting electrochemical properties, in particular electrochromism and electrical conductivity.78 The closely related polymer, poly(2-vinylpyridine), also forms metal complexes, for example with copper(II) chloride.80... 

The metal-centered reduction of iron and cobalt porphyrins [(por)Afn] yields metalloporphyrin anions [Eq. (13.13)]. The reduction potential for this reaction is 13, and is equivalent to the N- value for the oxidation of the metal-centered nucleophile [(por)uM-]. The one-electron reduction of alkyl halides yields the... 

In summary, the electrochemistry of organometallic and metalloporphyrins is dominated by synergistic electron transfer of extramolecular solution components (H20, 02, electrophiles, and nucleophiles). This provides a convenient means for evaluation of the molecular activation (catalytic) properties of these important metal-centered systems. Only in the case of iron (II)- and cobalt(II)-... 

The incorporation of vitamin B12 derivatives into plasticized poly(vinyl chloride) membranes has resulted in the development of several ion-selective electrodes (ISEs). The response of the electrodes has been related to principles of molecular recognition chemistry. In addition, ISEs have been prepared by electropolymerization of a cobalt porphyrin. These electrodes have selectivity properties that are controlled by both the intrinsic selectivity of the metalloporphyrin and the characteristics of the polymer film (e.g., pore size). 

The soluble metalloporphyrin-containing polymers are formed by the copolymerization of MM A or 4-VP with macrocyclic MCM — an interaction product of acrylic acid chloride with tetra-p-aminophenylporphyrinate acetate manganese [96]. Copolymers obtained by the radical copolymerization of acryloyl derivatives of cobalt phthalocyanine with 9-vinylcarbazole [97] should also be mentioned. 

A related series of mixed-metal face to face porphyrin dimers (192) has been studied by Collman et al.506 A motivation for obtaining these species has been their potential use as redox catalysts for such reactions as the four-electron reduction of 02 to H20 via H202. It was hoped that the orientation of two cofacial metalloporphyrins in a manner which permits the concerted interaction of both metals with dioxygen may promote the above redox reaction. Such a result was obtained for the Co11 /Co" dimer which is an effective catalyst for the reduction of dioxygen electrochemic-ally.507 However for most of the mixed-metal dimers, including a Con/Mnn species, the second metal was found to be catalytically inert with the redox behaviour of the dimer being similar to that of the monomeric cobalt porphyrin. However the nature of the second metal ion has some influence on the potential at which the cobalt centre is reduced. 

The activation of the cobalt porphyrin center was assigned to synergistic and induced electronic effects (170,176). A reduced metalloporphyrin center, probably with the character of M P, is responsible for the electrocatalytic reduction of sulfite and nitrite ions by M(3-TRPy P), where M = Ni, Co, and Mn, since the free-base and... 

The observation that considerably less energy is required to remove electrons from filled orbitals than to remove an electron from a singly-occupied orbital indicates that the Aufbau Principle is being violated in these systems. Similar behavior has been observed for cobalt(II) and cop-per(II) phthalocyanines and other metalloporphyrins with unpaired metal electrons. Non-Aufbau electron configurations are occasionally invoked in theoretical calculations, but experimental observation of non-Aufbau behavior for transition metal molecules has been Umited to the cases of porphyrins and phthalocyanines. 

Stevens, E. D. Electronic structure of metalloporphyrins. 1. Experimental electron density distribution of (meso-tetraphenylporphinato)cobalt(II). J. Amer. Chem. Soc. 103, 5087-5095 (1981). 

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