The 1H NMR spectra of iron(III) complexes of dimeric 5,5‘-bis(10,15,20-triphenylporphyrin) [(TrPPH2)2], 5,5‘-bis(10,15,20-tris(p-methoxyphenyl)porphyrin) [(Tr(p-MeOP)PH2)2], and hybrid (TrPPH2)(Tr(p-MeOP)PH2) and
the respective monomeric 5,10,15-triphenylporphyrin (TrPPH2) and 5,10,15-tris(p-methoxyphenyl)porphyrin [Tr(p-MeOP)PH2] have been investigated in order to elucidate an impact of a direct meso
−
meso linkage on the electronic
structure of corresponding high- and low-spin iron(III) porphyrins. The following species, covering the representative
spin/oxidation states, have been investigated: (TrPP)2(FeIIICl)2 (high spin); [(TrPP)2(FeIII(CN)2)2]2- (low spin);
[(TrPP)2(FeIIICl)2]+ (high-spin iron(III), diporphyrin radical); [(TrPP•)2(FeIIICl)2]2+ (high-spin iron(III), diradical
of diporphyrin). The iron(III) diporphyrins (TrPP)2(FeIIICl)2, [(TrPP)2(FeIII(CN)2)2]2-, {[(TrPP)FeIII(CN)2][(Tr(p-MeOP)P)FeIII(CN)2]}2-, and [(TrPP)2(FeIIICl)2]2+ revealed the 1H NMR features which have been typically
encountered in the spectra of the relevant monomeric complexes. Thus magnetic interactions between two subunits
via skeleton appear to be minor. The characteristic broadening and/or paramagnetic shifts of 3-H and 7-H resonances
were determined and are diagnostic features of the meso
−
meso linkage. One-electron, ligand-based oxidation of
(TrPP)2(FeIIICl)2 to produce [(TrPP)2(FeIIICl)2]+ was observed with the unpaired electron delocalized over both
macrocycles. The structure of (Tr(p-MeOP)P)ZnII·0.4CH2Cl2, the fundamental building block in synthesis of
diporphyrins, was determined by X-ray crystallography. (Tr(p-MeOP)P)ZnII crystallizes in the monoclinic space
group C2/c with a = 47.744(9) Å, b = 9.090(2) Å, c = 15.571(2) Å, β = 93.770(13)°, and Z = 8. The refinement
of 494 parameters and 4361 reflections yields R
1 = 0.0756, wR
2 = 0.2169. The (Tr(p-MeOP)P)ZnII presents
characteristic features of zinc(II) tetraphenylporphyrin. The molecular periphery of (Tr(p-MeOP)P)ZnII has a fully
exposed meso position and two partially exposed pyrrole rings.