Electronic Structure and Reactivity of Isomeric Oxo-Mn(V) Porphyrins: Effects of Spin-State Crossing and pKa Modulation
- 21 April 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Inorganic Chemistry
- Vol. 45 (10) , 4268-4276
- https://doi.org/10.1021/ic060306s
Abstract
The reactivity of the isomeric oxo-Mn(V)-2-tetra-N-methylpyridyl (2-TMPyP) and oxo-Mn(V)-4-tetra-N-methylpyridyl (4-TMPyP) porphyrins has been investigated by a combined experimental and theoretical approach based on density functional theory. The unusual higher reactivity of the more electron-rich 4-TMPyP species appears to be related to both the higher basicity of its oxo ligand, compared to that of the 2-TMPyP isomer, and the smaller low-spin−high-spin promotion energy of 4-TMPyP, compared to that of 2-TMPyP, because of the stabilization of the A2u orbital in the latter isomer. Therefore, in a two-state energy profile involving crossing of the initial singlet and final quintet potential energy surfaces, the 4-TMPyP isomer should be kinetically favored. The calculated differences in the singlet−quintet gaps for the 2-TMPyP and 4-TMPyP systems compare well with the measured differences in the activation energies for two isomeric porphyrins. Both effects, proton affinity and electron-promotion energy, contribute to reduce the reactivity of the more electrophilic oxidant when electron-withdrawing groups are closer to the active site, contrary to the usual expectations based on simple chemical reactivity correlations. These theoretical results are in accord with new experimental data showing OMn(V)−O−H pKas of 7.5 and 8.6 for the isomeric 2-TMPyP and 4-TMPyP systems, respectively.Keywords
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