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Functionalised Imidazoporphyrins and their application in catalysis

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A broad series of functionalized imidazo[4,5-b]porphyrins was synthesized by the acid-catalyzed condensation of 2,3-dioxo-5,10,15,20-tetraarylchlorins with aromatic aldehydes. Both steric and electronic features of meso-aryl substituents influence on the product yield ranging from 18% to 90%.Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis of the structure of zinc(II) 5,10,15,20-tetramesityl-2-(4-pyridyl)-1H-imidazo[4,5-b]porphyrinate showed that this compound forms 1D coordination chains in the solid state.The post-synthetic modifications of imidazo[4,5-b]porphyrins were investigated by performing the Suzuki-Miyaura coupling reaction, preparing water-soluble imidazoporphyrins and linear/angular bis(imidazo)porphyrins.Several methods of grafting of imidazoporphyrins on the surface of mesoporous TiO2 and ZrO2 were investigated to prepare hybrid materials for catalysis.Then, it was demonstrated that indium(III) 5,10,15,20-tetramesityl-2-(4-diethoxyphospho-rylphenyl)-1H-imidazo[4,5-b]porphyrinate catalyzes the photooxidation of sulfides to sulfoxides by oxygen from air. This complex grafted on TiO2 surface was efficient as a reusable catalyst in spite of partial (1%) leaching of imidazoporphyrin in solution. TiO2-supported manganese(III) 5,10,15,20-tetramesityl-2-(4-diethoxyphosphoryl-phenyl)-1H-imidazo[4,5-b]porphyrinate was employed for catalytic oxidation of a broad range of sulfides by pure oxygen in the presence of isobutyraldehyde. All sulfoxides were obtained in high yields (>89%). The catalyst was reused in 7 consecutive cycles without loss of its efficiency and selectivity. Leaching of the catalyst was not observed under studied conditions.