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Axial coordination in nickel and vanadium porphyrins: Transient and difference raman spectroscopy

Conference · · Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Pet. Chem., Prepr.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5399740

Nickel and vanadium tetrapyrroles occurring in coal and petroleum are of biological origin and their present day molecular structures provide a valuable chemical fossil marker of the diagenesis of the deposits. Both Ni- and V-porphyrins add axial ligands at the metal site. The authors have investigated the equilibrium properties and nanosecond dynamics of axial ligation in Ni(II)- and V(IV)-porphyrin complexes, Ni-porphyrin-reconstituted heme proteins, and Ni-porphyrin polymers using resonance Raman spectroscopy. The state of axial coordination is recognized by characteristic frequencies of Raman oxidation-state and core-size marker lines arising from the vibrations of the porphyrin ring, and the frequencies distinguish between 4-, 5-, and 6-coordination. For the Ni-porphyrins, 4- and 6-coordinate species are observed in coordinating solvents, while 5-coordinate Ni occurs only in the protein matrix. The axial ligand-Ni stretching mode frequency is influenced by the conformation of the protein matrix. Ligand affinity is affected by porphyrin structure, ligand basicity, and the porphyrin's environment. The authors also investigated photoinduced ligand-release and ligand binding kinetics using transient Raman spectroscopy. The protein matrix has a strong influence on the kinetics of ligand rebinding. For vanadium porphyrins, similar shifts in the marker lines characterize 5- and 6-coordinate forms.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM 87185
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-76DP00789
OSTI ID:
5399740
Report Number(s):
CONF-860425-
Journal Information:
Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Pet. Chem., Prepr.; (United States), Journal Name: Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Pet. Chem., Prepr.; (United States) Vol. 31:2; ISSN ACPCA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English