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Resonance Raman vibrational analysis of Cu sup II , Fe sup III , and Co sup III porphyrin. pi. cation radicals and their meso-deuteriated analogues

Journal Article · · Journal of Physical Chemistry; (USA)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/j100341a028· OSTI ID:5112543

Analysis of the near-UV resonance Raman enhanced vibrations in the 1000-1700-cm{sup {minus}1} range of Cu{sup II}, Fe{sup III}, and Co{sup III} complexes of octaethylporphyrin and etioporphyrin I {pi} cation radicals and of the corresponding complexes with {sup 2}H substituted at the porphyrin methine carbon positions is presented. Comparison of analogous spectra of octaethylporphyrin vs etioporphyrin I complexes is used to identify vibrations involving the pyrrole b-carbon atoms and thus serves as an alternative to isotopic labeling at this position. The results are consistent with and provide an extension of our earlier vibrational assignments, which were based on structural trends and depolarization ratios of the Raman bands in the 1450-1700-cm{sup {minus}1} region. Our results reveal that the wavenumbers of the octaethylporphyrin C{sub a}C{sub m}, C{sub a}N, and C{sub a}C{sub b} internal stretching coordinates decrease slightly while those of the C{sub b}C{sub b} stretching coordinates increase when the macrocycle is oxidized by one electron. The magnitude of the wavenumber shifts caused by methine carbon deuteriation and b-carbon substitution are comparable for the neutral and {pi} cation species. This suggests that although the force constants are changed ({approx}1-3%) upon oxidation, the overall potential energy distributions of the normal coordinates of the {pi} cation radical remain similar to those of the parent compounds, most likely reflecting similar macrocycle stereochemistry for neutral and oxidized species in CH{sub 2}Cl{sub 2} solution. Our analysis suggests that the optical and resonance Raman spectral properties of these complexes strongly reflect the conformation of the oxidized porphyrin ring. This implies that the distinct optical spectra of the cobaltic octaethylporphyrin {pi} cations.

OSTI ID:
5112543
Journal Information:
Journal of Physical Chemistry; (USA), Journal Name: Journal of Physical Chemistry; (USA) Vol. 93:4; ISSN 0022-3654; ISSN JPCHA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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