From Supramolecular Porphyrin Tweezers to Dynamic AnBmClDk Multiporphyrin Arrangements Through Orthogonal Coordination
- 19 October 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Chemistry – A European Journal
- Vol. 12 (31) , 8136-8149
- https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.200600463
Abstract
A dynamic, supramolecular, three‐component AnBmCl bis(zinc porphyrin) tweezer has been prepared quantitatively using the heteroleptic bisphenanthroline (HETPHEN) concept. Upon addition of nitrogenous spacers of different length, namely, the extended bipyridine 3 a, 4,4′‐bipyridine (3 b), and 1,4‐diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane (DABCO; 3 c), to set up an additional orthogonal binding motif (ZnPor–Nspacer), three structurally different, still dynamic, four‐component AnBmClDk assemblies were cleanly formed, as indicated by UV/Vis and NMR titrations as well as by DOSY investigations. The structures were identified as a bridged monotweezer A2BC2D, a doubly bridged double tweezer A4B2C4D2, and a triply bridged double tweezer A4B2C4D3, the latter resembling a porphyrin stack. Notably, the same structures were equally formed directly from a mixture of the constituents A, B, C, and D put together in any sequence if the correct stoichiometry was applied.Keywords
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