SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC STUDY OF ACID-BASE PROPERTIES OF SPATIAL-DISTORTED DERIVATIVES OF PORPHYRINS IN ACETONITRILE

Spectrophotometric titration method was used to study the acidic properties of: 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(thienyl-2-yl)-2,3,7,8,12,13,17,18-octaethylporphyrin (I), 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4'-t-butylphenyl)-2,3,7,8,12,13,17,18-octaethylporphyrin (II), 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(3,5-di-t-butylphenyl)-2,3,7,8,12,13,17,18-octaethylporphyrin (III), 5,10,15,20-tetraphenyl-2,3,7,8,12,13,17,18-octaethylporphyrin (IV), 5,15-bis(4'-methoxyphenyl)-10,20-bis(4-nitro-phenyl)-2,8,12,18-tetramethyl-3,7,13,17-tetraarylporphyrin (V), 5,15-bis(4'-methoxyphenyl)-10,20-diphenyl-2,3,7,8,12,13, 17,18-octaethylporphyrin (VI), 5,15-bis(4'-methoxyphenyl)-2,8,12,18-tetramethyl-3,7,10,13,17,20-hexaethylporphin (VII), 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4'-methoxyphenyl)-2,3,7,8,12,13,17,18-octaethylporphyrin (VIII) in the presence of a deprotonated agent, 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0] undec-7-ene, in acetonitrile. Under deprotonation two families of spectral curves in the absorption spectra, having its own system of isobestic points, are formed. Electron absorption spectrum of molecular form transforms gradually into the spectrum of the final form of dianion with titrant concentration increase. Determination of the coordinates of the inflection (and the corresponding concentration of DBU) on the titration curve allowed us to distinguish two areas in the electron absorption spectra of the reaction system, which are likely belong to the first and second steps of deprotonation, namely, to the formation of mono-and dianionic forms (HP-and P2-) of the compound. Spectral characteristics of the ionized forms and combined ionization constant for the first and second steps (lgK(a1) and lgk(a2)) were revealed. At the first step in the order of decreasing acidic properties of the ligands the compounds form a series of: III< V< VIII< VI < VII< II< IV < I; at the second step in decreasing order of the acidic properties of the ligands the compounds form a series of:. III < V < VI < II < VIII< VII < IV < I. The effect of structural and electronic properties of substituents on acid-base properties of porphyrins is analyzed. Thus, chemical modification of the macrocycle can lead to direct changes in acid-base properties of supramolecular macroheterocyclic ligands and can be a powerful tool to control the reactivity of compounds of the porphyrins class.