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Synthesis and Self‐Organization of Zinc β ‐ (Dialkoxyphosphoryl)porphyrins in the Solid State and in Solution
Author(s) -
Vinogradova Ekaterina V.,
Enakieva Yulia Y.,
Nefedov Sergey E.,
Birin Kirill P.,
Tsivadze Aslan Y.,
Gorbunova Yulia G.,
Bessmertnykh Lemeune Alla G.,
Stern Christine,
Guilard Roger
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201202596
Subject(s) - chemistry , zinc , yield (engineering) , catalysis , monomer , toluene , palladium , tetraphenylporphyrin , molecule , medicinal chemistry , inorganic chemistry , porphyrin , organic chemistry , polymer , materials science , metallurgy
The first synthesis and self‐organization of zinc β ‐ phosphorylporphyrins in the solid state and in solution are reported. β‐Dialkoxyphosphoryl‐5,10,15,20‐tetraphenylporphyrins and their Zn II complexes have been synthesized in good yields by using Pd‐ and Cu‐mediated carbon–phosphorous bond‐forming reactions. The Cu‐mediated reaction allowed to prepare the mono‐β ‐ (dialkoxyphosphoryl)porphyrins 1 Zn – 3 Zn starting from the β‐bromo‐substituted zinc porphyrinate ZnTPPBr (TPP=tetraphenylporphyrin) and dialkyl phosphites HP(O)(OR) 2 (R=Et, i Pr, n Bu). The derivatives 1 Zn – 3 Zn were obtained in good yields by using one to three equivalents of CuI. When the reaction was carried out in the presence of catalytic amounts of palladium complexes in toluene, the desired zinc derivative 1 Zn was obtained in up to 72 % yield. The use of a Pd‐catalyzed CP bond‐forming reaction was further extended to the synthesis of β‐poly(dialkoxyphosphoryl)porphyrins. An unprecedented one‐pot sequence involving consecutive reduction and phosphorylation of H 2 TPPBr 4 led to the formation of a mixture of the 2,12‐ and 2,13‐bis(dialkoxy)phosphorylporphyrins 5 H 2 and 6 H 2 in 81 % total yield. According to the X‐ray diffraction studies, 1 Zn and 3 Zn are partially overlapped cofacial dimers formed through the coordination of two Zn centers by two phosphoryl groups belonging to the adjacent molecules. The equilibrium between the monomeric and the dimeric species exists in solutions of 1 Zn and 3 Zn in weakly polar solvents according to spectroscopic data (UV/Vis absorption and NMR spectroscopy). The ratio of each form is dependent on the concentration, temperature, and traces of water or methanol. These features demonstrated that zinc β ‐ phosphorylporphyrins can be regarded as new model compounds for the weakly coupled chlorophyll pair in the photosynthesis process.