Porphins electrochemical reduction

Yoshimoto, S. Tada, A. Suto, K. Narita, R. Itaya, K. 2003. Adlayer structure and electrochemical reduction of 0-2 on self-organized arrays of cobalt and copper tetraphenyl porphines on a Au(lll) surface. Langmuir 19 672-677. 

The temperature dependence of the catalyst activity of an iron fluoro-porphyrin-coated graphite electrode was studied by RDE coupled with the surface cyclic voltammetry. The purpose was to investigate the surface adsorption and reaction, O2 reduction catalysis kinetics, and especially the temperature effect on the catalyst activity. Figure 7.11(A) shows the surface CVs of 5,10,15,20-Tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)-21H,23H-porphine iron (III) chloride (abbreviated as Fe TPFPP)-coated graphite electrode, recorded in a pH 1.0 Ar-saturated solution at different potential scan rates. The 1-electron reversible redox peak of approximately 0.35 V can be seen, which has a peak current increased linearly with increasing the potential scan rate, indicating the electrochemical behavior of this peak follows the feature of a reversible redox reaction of an adsorbed species on the electrode surface. 

Yoshimoto S, Inukai J, Tada A, Abe T, Moiimoto T, Osuka A, Furuta H, Itaya K (2004) Adlayer structure of and electrochemical O2 reduction on cobalt porphine-modified and... 

Cobalt and nickel porphyrins have also been used for catalyzing the chemical dechlorination with a reductant, namely titanium(III) citrate or nanoscale Zero Valent Iron (nZVI), of e.g. atrazine, (2-chloro-4-(ethylamine)-6-(isopropylamine)-s-triazine), a widely used herbicide which is a persistent groundwater contaminant [38]. Nickel 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(l -methyl-4-pyridinium)porphyrintetra(p-toluene-sulfonate) (TMPyP) was activated by nZVI, while cobalt porphyrins (TMPyP,5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-21 H,23H-porphine-(TP(OH)P) and 4,4, 4",4 -(porphine-5,10,15,20-tetrayl)tetrakis (benzenesulfonic acid)-(TBSP)) were activated by titanium(lll) citrate as the electron donor. All these processes probably could be more efficient using electrochemical methods. 

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