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Reactions of Grignard Reagents with Tin-Corrole Complexes: Demetalation Strategy and ĻāMethyl/Phenyl Complexes
An efficient, mild, and one-step
methodology for the conversion
of tin-corroles to the corresponding free base corroles has been developed. The Grignard reagent, namely, methylmagnesium chloride, is responsible
for the facile demetalation of tin-corroles. In an optimized reaction,
almost complete destannation is observed using methylmagnesium chloride
in a representative corrolato-SnĀ(IV)-chloride complex. This particular
protocol has also been proven to be versatile on a wide variety of
corrolato-SnĀ(IV)-chloride substrates. Similar Grignard reagents, namely,
methyl/phenylmagnesium bromides, however, failed to perform the desired
demetalation reaction and rather resulted in the usual Ļ-methyl/phenyl
complexes in good yields. In addition to two novel Ļ-phenyl complexes and three novel
Ļ-methyl complexes, one new A<sub>3</sub>-corrole and one new
corrolato SnĀ(IV)Āchloride have also been synthesized. All the complexes
have been thoroughly characterized by various spectroscopic techniques,
including single-crystal X-ray structural analysis of the representative
complexes. In the single-crystal X-ray data analyses, it was observed
that the SnāN and SnāC bond distances are shorter than
those in the similar tin porphyrin analogues. The <sup>1</sup>H NMR
spectrum of a representative Ļ-methyl complex exhibits peaks
corresponding to Ļ-bonded methyl groups in the high field regions
at ā3.39 ppm
NIR-emissive iridium(III) corrole complexes as efficient singlet oxygen sensitizers
Three new iridium(III) corrole complexes, having symmetrically and asymmetrically substituted corrole frameworks and judiciously varied axial ligands are prepared and characterized by various spectroscopic techniques including the X-ray structures of two of them. The observed phosphorescence at ambient temperature appears at much longer wavelengths than the previously reported Ir(III) porphyrin/corrole derivatives. Efficiencies of these compounds in the generation of singlet oxygen are also studied for the first time
Chromium Complexes with Oxido and Corrolato Ligands: Metal-Based Redox Processes versus Ligand Non-Innocence
Metalā versus ligandācentered redox processes and the effects of substituents on the ligands on the spectroscopic properties of the metal complexes are at the heart of research on metal complexes with nonāinnocent ligands. This work presents three examples of chromium complexes that contain both oxido and corrolato ligands, with the substituents on the corrolato ligands being different in the three cases. Combined Xāray crystallographic, electrochemical, UV/Vis/NIR/EPR spectroelectrochemical, and EXAFS/XANES measurements, together with DFT calculations, have been used to probe the complexes in three different redox forms. This combined approach makes it possible to address questions related to chromiumā versus corrolatoācentered redox processes, and the accessibility (or not) of Cr, Cr, and Cr in these complexes, as well as their spin states. To the best of our knowledge, these are the first EXAFS/XANES investigations on Crācorrolato complexes in different redox forms, and hence these data should set benchmarks for future investigations on such complexes by this method
Reactive Intermediates Involved in Cobalt Corrole Catalyzed Water Oxidation (and Oxygen Reduction)
A detailed investigation
of the cobalt corrole CoĀ(tpfc) as molecular catalyst for electrochemical
water oxidation uncovered many important mechanism-of-action details
that are crucial for the design of optimally performing systems. This
includes the identification of the redox states that do and do not
participate in catalysis and very significant axial ligand effects
on the activity of the doubly oxidized complex. Specifics deduced
for the electrocatalysis under homogeneous conditions include the
following: the one-electron oxidation of the cobaltĀ(III) corrole is
completely unaffected by reaction conditions; catalysis coincides
with the second oxidation event; two catalytic waves develop in the
presence of OH<sup>ā</sup>, and the one at lower overpotential
is dominant under more basic conditions. Comparative spectroelectrochemical
measurements performed for CoĀ(tpfc) and AlĀ(tpfc), the analogous corrole
chelated by the nonredox active aluminum, revealed that the second
oxidation process of CoĀ(tpfc) is much more significantly metal-centered
than the first one. EPR studies revealed that shift from fully corrole-centered
to partially metal-centered in the singly oxidized complex [CoĀ(tpfc)]<sup>+</sup> is achievable with fluoride as axial ligand. The analogous
experiment, but with hydroxide instead of fluoride, could not be performed
because of a surprising phenomenon: formation of a cobaltāsuperoxide
complex that is actually relevant to oxygen reduction rather than
to water oxidation. Nevertheless, fluoride and hydroxide induce very
similar effects in terms of the appearance of two catalytic waves,
lowering of onset potentials, and increasing the catalytic activity.
The main conclusions from the accumulated data are that the apparent
pH effect is actually due to hydroxide binding to the cobalt center
and that Ļ-donating axial ligands play pivotal and beneficial
roles regarding the main factors that are important for facilitating
the oxidation of water
Synthesis, Spectral Characterization, Structures, and Oxidation State Distributions in [(corrolato)Fe<sup>III</sup>(NO)]<sup><i>n</i></sup> (<i>n</i> = 0, +1, ā1) Complexes
Two
novel <i>trans</i>-A<sub>2</sub>B-corroles and three
[(corrolato)Ā{FeNO}<sup>6</sup>] complexes have been prepared
and characterized by various spectroscopic techniques. In the native
state, all these [(corrolato)Ā{FeNO}<sup>6</sup>] species are
diamagnetic and display ānormalā chemical shifts in
the <sup>1</sup>H NMR spectra. For two of the structurally characterized
[(corrolato)Ā{FeNO}<sup>6</sup>] derivatives, the FeāNāO
bond angles are 175.0(4)Ā° and 171.70(3)Ā° (DFT: 179.94Ā°),
respectively, and are designated as linear nitrosyls. The FeāN
(NO) bond distances are 1.656(4) Ć
and 1.650(3) Ć
(DFT:
1.597 Ć
), which point toward a significant Fe<sup>III</sup> ā
NO back bonding. The NO bond lengths are 1.159(5) Ć
and 1.162(3)
Ć
(DFT: 1.162 Ć
) and depict their elongated character. These
structural data are typical for low-spin FeĀ(III). Electrochemical
measurements show the presence of a one-electron oxidation and a one-electron
reduction process for all the complexes. The one-electron oxidized
species of a representative [(corrolato)Ā{FeNO}<sup>6</sup>]
complex exhibits ligand to ligand charge transfer (LLCT) transitions
(corĀ(Ļ) ā corĀ(Ļ*)) at 399 and 637 nm, and the one-electron
reduced species shows metal to ligand charge transfer (MLCT) transition
(FeĀ(dĻ) ā corĀ(Ļ*)) in the UV region at 330 nm.
The shift of the Ī½<sub>NO</sub> stretching frequency of a representative
[(corrolato)Ā{FeNO}<sup>6</sup>] complex on one-electron oxidation
occurs from 1782 cm<sup>ā1</sup> to 1820 cm<sup>ā1</sup>, which corresponds to 38 cm<sup>ā1</sup>, and on one-electron
reduction occurs from 1782 cm<sup>ā1</sup> to 1605 cm<sup>ā1</sup>, which corresponds to 177 cm<sup>ā1</sup>. The X-band electron
paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectrum of one-electron oxidation at
295 K in CH<sub>2</sub>Cl<sub>2</sub>/0.1 M Bu<sub>4</sub>NPF<sub>6</sub> displays an isotropic signal centered at <i>g</i> = 2.005 with a peak-to-peak separation of about 15 G. The in situ
generated one-electron reduced species in CH<sub>2</sub>Cl<sub>2</sub>/0.1 M Bu<sub>4</sub>NPF<sub>6</sub> at 295 K shows an isotropic
signal centered at <i>g</i> = 2.029. The 99% contribution
of corrole to the HOMO of native species indicates that oxidation
occurs from the corrole moiety. The results of the electrochemical
and spectroelectrochemical measurements and density functional theory
calculations clearly display a preference of the {FeNO}<sup>6</sup> unit to get reduced during the reduction step and the corrolato
unit to get oxidized during the anodic process. Comparisons are presented
with the structural, electrochemical, and spectroelectrochemical data
of related compounds reported in the literature, with a particular
focus on the interpretation of the EPR spectrum of the one-electron
oxidized form