Phthalocyanines iron complexes

In 1929, Linsted obtained samples of this complex from ICI chemists (Scottish Dyes Ltd was now owned by ICI). ICI had developed two routes leading to the phthalocyanine iron complex. One method started from phthalic anhydride, iron, and ammonia, while the second pathway proceeded from phthalimide, iron sulfide, and ammonia. In 1933/34, elucidation of the phthalocyanine structure was credited to Linstead. The corresponding copper and nickel phthalocyanines had been prepared in the meantime. ICI introduced the first Copper Phthalocyanine Blue to the market as early as 1935, and the Ludwigshafen subsidiary of the IG Farben-industrie followed suit with a corresponding product. 

Fig. 16 Oxygenative radical cyclizations of dienes catalyzed by (phthalocyanine)iron complex 71...

The stmcture of the blue material was not elucidated until 1934, when it was shown to be the iron complex of (67). The new material was christened phthalocyanine [574-93-6] reflecting both its origin from phthaUc anhydride and its beautihil blue color (like cyanine dyes). A year later the stmcture was confirmed by one of the first uses of x-ray crystallography. 

The reduced alkyl complexes are reoxidized by O2 to the iron(lll) alkyls. The corresponding diamagnetic phthalocyanine iron(ll) alkyl complexes, rFe(Pc)R), were prepared by two-electron reduction of Fe(Pc) by LiAIFl4 to give [Fe(Pc) (actually the Fe(I) phthalocyanine radical anion) followed by reaction with Mel, Etl or i-PrBr. The methyl compound, [Fe(Pc)CHi] was characterized by X-ray crystallography. ... 

In addition to nonheme iron complexes also heme systems are able to catalyze the oxidation of benzene. For example, porphyrin-like phthalocyanine structures were employed to benzene oxidation (see also alkane hydroxylation) [129], Mechanistic investigations of this t3 pe of reactions were carried out amongst others by Nam and coworkers resulting in similar conclusions like in the nonheme case [130], More recently, Sorokin reported a remarkable biological aromatic oxidation, which occurred via formation of benzene oxide and involves an NIH shift. Here, phenol is obtained with a TON of 11 at r.t. with 0.24 mol% of the catalyst. 

The study just described is in accordance with the observation that electrochemical reduction of the (highly conjugated) phthalocyanine (5) complex of Mn(n) also gives no evidence for the formation of a Mn(i) species (in contrast to the corresponding iron and cobalt complexes which, on reduction, yield Fe(i) and Co(i) products) (Lever, Minor Wilshire, 1981). 

History. Braun and Tschemak [23] obtained phthalocyanine for the first time in 1907 as a byproduct of the preparation of o-cyanobenzamide from phthalimide and acetic anhydride. However, this discovery was of no special interest at the time. In 1927, de Diesbach and von der Weid prepared CuPc in 23 % yield by treating o-dibromobenzene with copper cyanide in pyridine [24], Instead of the colorless dinitriles, they obtained deep blue CuPc and observed the exceptional stability of their product to sulfuric acid, alkalis, and heat. The third observation of a phthalocyanine was made at Scottish Dyes, in 1929 [25], During the preparation of phthalimide from phthalic anhydride and ammonia in an enamel vessel, a greenish blue impurity appeared. Dunsworth and Drescher carried out a preliminary examination of the compound, which was analyzed as an iron complex. It was formed in a chipped region of the enamel with iron from the vessel. Further experiments yielded FePc, CuPc, and NiPc. It was soon realized that these products could be used as pigments or textile colorants. Linstead et al. at the University of London discovered the structure of phthalocyanines and developed improved synthetic methods for several metal phthalocyanines from 1929 to 1934 [1-11]. The important CuPc could not be protected by a patent, because it had been described earlier in the literature [23], Based on Linstead s work the structure of phthalocyanines was confirmed by several physicochemical measurements [26-32], Methods such as X-ray diffraction or electron microscopy verified the planarity of this macrocyclic system. Properties such as polymorphism, absorption spectra, magnetic and catalytic characteristics, oxidation and reduc-... 

A variety of different metal complexes have been screened as catalysts for allylic amination using phenyl hydroxylamine 108 as the nitrogen fragment donor, and it was found that iron-complexes have better redox capacity compared to molybdenum [64]. With the iron compounds, higher yields and a lower amount of hydroxylamine-derived byproducts are obtained. These byproducts constitute one of the problems in this type of allylic amination reactions in general, as their formation is difficult to suppress. The allylic amination reaction of a-methyl styrene 112 with 108 can, e.g., be catalyzed by the molybdenum dioxo complex 107, iron phthalocyanine 114, or by the combination of the iron chlorides 115 [64,65]. It appears from the results in... 

However, the relatively high enzyme costs form an obstacle to commercialization. Inefficient laccase use is a result of its instability towards the oxidizing reaction conditions. We have recently shown that the stability of the laccase under reaction conditions can be improved by immobilization as a cross-linked enzyme aggregate (see Chapter 9). It has also been shown that a water-soluble iron complex of a sulfonated phthalocyanine ligand is an extremely effective catalyst for starch oxidation with hydrogen peroxide in an aqueous medium [11]. 

Models which allow interpretation of X-ray diffraction data in terms of orbital populations, radial dependence of the orbitals and LCAO coefficients are discussed. They are applied to experimental data on iron(II) phthalocyanine, iron(II) meso-tetraphenylporphyrin and its bis-pyridyl and bis-tetrahydrofurane derivatives. The diffraction studies indicate that the first two complexes are intermediate spin complexes with differing ground states while the last two are respectively low- and high-spin iron(II) compounds. A difference between the two intermediate spin complexes is thought to be related to the effect of the crystalline environment. This interpretation implies that the leading contributor to the ground... 

Pioneering studies of zeolite-encapsulated iron phthalocyanine (FePc) complexes were performed by Herron [73] who coined the term ship-in-a-bottle complex. He studied the Oxidation of alkanes with iodosylbenzene catalyzed by FePc encapsulated in zeolites Na-X... 

Selectivity towards pinane hydroperoxide exhibits the highest values until higher conversions when the reaction is carried out in the presence of iron phthalocyanine encapsulated complexes (Figure 5). It even can be as high as 90% at a pinane conversion higher than 80%, when the reaction is carried out at 10 C For CoPc complexes the selectivity towards 2-pinane hydroperoxide exhibits an identical behaviour with the free and the encapsulated complex. 

Iron and copper phthalocyanines catalyze the isomerization of dimethyl maleate to dimethyl fumarate in the vapor phase at 300°C. No catalytic activity was observed in solution (338). Magnesium and zinc phthalocyanines catalyze the polymerization of methyl methacrylate when illuminated (Xm 600 m/i) (197). Manganous phthalocyanine (88) and ferrous phthalocyanine (59) catalyze the aerial oxidation of benzyl alcohol to benzaldehyde. The catalytic oxidation of ascorbic acid, using magnesium and copper derivatives, is light-sensitive (190, 310). a-Tetralin is catalytically oxidized, in the presence of the magnesium, zinc, or iron complexes, to a-tetralone, the reaction being chemiluminescent (60, 61,158,169, 371). The oxidation of luminol to 5-aminophthalazine-l,4-dione, catalyzed by iron phthalocyanine, is also chemiluminescent (61, 345, 361). 

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