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AUTHOR
Bernard Boitrel
Influence of Pendant Arms Bearing Ligating Groups on the Structure of Bismuth Porphyrins: Implications for Labeling Immunoglobulins Used in Medical Applications
International audience; The synthesis of two picket bismuth(III) porphyrins is reported, and their crystal structures are compared. The influence of the nature of the pickets, as well as their number, is discussed in terms of stability, kinetics of metalation, structure, and distortion of the porphyrin. Unexpectedly, the resultsindicate that the coordination sphere of bismuth is not affected by different types of distortion nor is the stability of the complex. For both types of complexes, the X-ray crystallography revealed that a single arm is actually in direct interaction with the bismuth cation, thereby allowing furtherfunctionalization on the porphyrin core as the linkage with immunoglo…
First synthesis of single-“strapped cyclam-porphyrins”
The first synthesis of strapped cyclam porphyrins is described ; these will be studied as dioxygen carriers as well as cytochrome C oxidase models. The original derivatives are characterized by mass spectrometry and 1H NMR spectroscopy. The cofacial conformation of the two different macrocycles is confirmed by 1H NMR data.
Proline-Modified Porphyrin Catalysts for Enantioselective Epoxidations: Design, Synthesis, and Reactivity
International audience; The syntheses of various strapped and −picket-fence× chiral porphyrins are described, and their reactivities towards the enantioselective epoxidation of alkenes are reported. Four L-proline residues provide the chiralityfor the various meso-substituted catalysts, which differ by either the spatial arrangement of the stereogenic centers or the nature and length of the straps. The resulting bridged structures possess four amide linkages ineach strap, leading to highly rigid molecules with well-defined geometries whereas the strapped Fe catalysts gave rise to only moderate enantioselectivities, the C2-symmetrical ones being superior to the D2-symmetrical compounds. The …
Synthesis and crystal structure of an unprecedented bismuth porphyrin containing ester pendant arms
International audience; An easily prepared porphyrin with pendant arms is shown to form a stable complex with bismuth(III) ion; the complex is eight coordinate with a square antiprismatic coordination geometry; the solid-state structure exhibits the formation of a dimer assembled via mutual coordination of a terminal ester group.
High affinity of "arbor" iron porphyrins for dioxygen
International audience; The equilibrium rates of dioxygen and carbon monoxide binding have been measured for a series of capped iron porphyrins called "arbor". The affinity for dioxygen of these models is 100-fold higher than the highest previously reported values.
Investigation of the Enantioselectivity Observed in Epoxidation Reactions Catalysed by Bis‐Strapped Chiral Porphyrins Derived from L ‐Proline
The enantiomeric excesses obtained during the epoxidation reactions of p-chlorostyrene or 1,2-dihydronaphthalene catalysed by two different series of chiral porphyrins are reported. An attempt is made to correlate the enantioselectivity with the steric hindrance generated by the straps of these catalysts. It is shown that this steric hindrance is influenced by the nature of the strap and that it can be approximated. Additionally, the same strap is tethered in two different fashions on each side of the porphyrin, leading to either D2- or C2-symmetrical catalysts, for which the two sides are identically functionalised.
A Versatile and Convenient Method for the Functionalization of Porphyrins
International audience; The condensation of 3-(chloromethyl)benzoyl chloride with different atropisomers of meso-(tetra-o-aminophenyl)porphyrin (TAPP), followed by the reaction of a series of nucleophilic reagents leads, among others, to precursors of biomimetic models of heme proteins such as cytochrome c oxidase (CcO). This synthesis can also be applied as an efficient two-step reaction to obtain highly functionalized porphyrin derivatives potentially useful for cation binding.
Synthesis of new cylindrical macrotricyclic molecules based on tetraazamacrocycle
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Synthesis and Spectral and Structural Characterization of a New Series of Bis-Strapped Chiral Porphyrins Derived from L-Proline
International audience; New chiral porphyrins were obtained in reasonable yields in three steps, starting from the áâáâ atropisomer of mesotetrakis(o-aminophenyl)porphyrin (TAPP). These potential catalysts for the enantioselective epoxidation of alkenes were obtained by the reaction of different linkers on the same Lprolinoyl-picket porphyrin. Their 1H NMR spectral characteristics, as well as the crystal structure of one of them, clearly indicate that the orientation of the proline cycle depends on the linker used to tether the two pickets on each side of the porphyrin. The same linker is employed for both sides of the porphyrin; hence the resulting D2-symmetric superstructure.
Electrocatalytic reduction of dioxygen to water by tren-capped porphyrins, functional models of cytochrome c oxidase
International audience; Two different tren-capped porphyrins—in which the two metals, iron and copper, are more or less off-centered—are shown to be efficient catalysts for the reduction of O2 to H2O; surprisingly, their iron-only complexes are shown to be even more effective 4e- catalysts when adsorbed on a graphiteelectrode.
Functionalization of Porphyrins: Mechanistic Insights, Conformational Studies, and Structural Characterizations
The condensation of 3-chloromethylbenzoyl chloride with three atropisomers of meso-5,10,15,20-tetrakis(2-aminophenyl)porphyrin (TAPP) is reported, followed by the reaction of the anion of diethyl malonate to prepare various strapped porphyrins. According to two different geometries of the straps, the resulting preorganization of the hanging ethoxycarbonyl groups is more or less adapted to the coordination of cations such as lanthanides. The conformational study, as well as the X-ray structures of three strapped porphyrins, demonstrate that among the three atropisomers investigated in this work, only two of them lead to strapped porphyrins in which an ethoxycarbonyl group is directed towards…
Cyclam-strapped porphyrins and their iron(III)-copper(II) complexes as models for the resting state of cytochrome c oxidase
International audience; The ESR study of two cyclam-strapped porphyrins in which, on one side, the cyclam is attached with a variable length linker to the porphyrin and, on the other side, a non-coordinating strap protects the iron from any intermolecular interaction, is reported. Variation of the linker length is made possible by the use of either a Michael reaction or a nucleophilic substitution, leading respectively to three or two carbon atom links. It is shown that in the case of the shortest link, the oxidized ironÈcopper complex exhibits a spin interaction. The distance between thetwo metal centers is evaluated to be around 4.5 Å, a value consistent with the one found in the natural …
Application of 3-Quinolinoyl Picket Porphyrins to the Electroreduction of Dioxygen to Water: Mimicking the Active Site of Cytochromec Oxidase
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l -Prolinoyl chiral picket iron porphyrins evaluated for the enantioselective epoxidation of alkenes
International audience; Four atropisomers of an L-prolinoyl picket porphyrin were synthesised from tetra-o-aminophenyl porphyrin (TAPP) and were evaluated as alkene epoxidation catalysts after incorporation of iron in the porphyrin core. In the case of the aaaa atropisomer bearing the four amino groups on the same side, a bulky base was employed in order to suppress the eventual reaction on the non-functionalised side of the porphyrin.The resulting enantioselectivities were compared with either other chiral motifs or with the corresponding strapped porphyrins. The enantioselectivities obtained with picket porphyrins are as high as those for strapped porphryins, and in some cases, even highe…
The reduction of molecular oxygen by iron porphyrins
Abstract Molecular assemblies have been synthesised to reproduce the structure of the cytochrome c oxidase (C c O) active site and to explore the roles played by its different features. It was discovered that a single iron porphyrin, adsorbed at the surface of a graphite electrode, is a selective catalyst for the four-electron reduction of dioxygen to water, at pH 7. To cite this article: D. Ricard et al., C. R. Chimie 5 (2002) 33–36
Iron Porphyrins as Models of Cytochromec Oxidase
A series of iron porphyrins has been synthesized as models of cytochrome c oxidase; their activity as 4 e− catalysts in the reduction of dioxygen has been studied at pH 7. These compounds have been obtained by grafting very different residues onto the same iron complex, namely tripodal tetraamines, pickets, and straps, in order to change the environment of the metal center. In the case of porphyrins bearing a tripodal cap, the secondary amines have been alkylated with different substituents so as to modify the electronic environment of the distal pocket. Surprisingly, when the iron porphyrin is functionalized with four identical acrylamido pickets, the resulting complex exhibits biomimetic …
Further synthetic and structural investigations of new pre-organized picket porphyrins
The straightforward synthesis of three new picket porphyrins with a restrained conformation is described. These porphyrins have an unusual behavior due to the conjugated but still flexible nature of their pickets. The crystal structure of their common precusor is also reported and confirms the presumed geometry of this type of picket. Indeed, the latter one is formally obtained by the conjugation of two aromatic rings through an amide bond. Although the specific shape of the picket is expected to overcrowd the center of the porphyrin, it is shown that different types of nucleophilic reagents can add easily on these pickets.