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1.1 Porphyrins - Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

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10 μA<br />

Discussion and Results 3<br />

-1.8 -1.6 -1.4 -1.2 -1.0 -0.8 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0 E [V] 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8<br />

Figure 28. Cyclic voltammograms for selected metal complexes of 53.<br />

Cu(II)-53<br />

Ni(II)-53<br />

In(III)-53<br />

Zn(II)-53<br />

In the anodic region of the spectra the usual behavior of porphyrin systems is detected with<br />

two reversible redox processes in each case. The determined values for the half-wave<br />

potentials are in good agreement with literature data for the corresponding metal<br />

complexes of TPP 15 although the potentials for the second oxidation step, E½ Ox2 , appear<br />

slightly higher for the copper(II) and the nickel(II) complex (shifts of 0.17 V and 0.16 V,<br />

respectively) indicating a more difficult second oxidation. This is to be seen in connection<br />

with the electron withdrawing ketone substituent on the macrocycle and thus plausible.<br />

In the cathodic region the same behavior is found as for free base system 53 since all<br />

observed half-wave potentials are strongly shifted to higher values by 0.22 to 0.44 V. This<br />

enhanced reducibility is also a result of the electron withdrawing ketone moiety in<br />

conjugation to the porphyrin core. While for the zinc(II) and indium(III) complexes two<br />

reduction processes are found, only one each can be resolved for the corresponding<br />

copper(II) and nickel(II) complexes being again in full accordance to literature. In the<br />

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