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  • Coordination Chemistry
  • Organometallic Chemistry
  • Materials Science

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  • 5d transition metal metallocorroles are valuable for near-IR phosphors, oxygen sensing, and photodynamic therapy.
  • Existing synthesis methods for these compounds are often unreliable and low-yielding.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a simple, high-yielding synthesis for a new class of 5d metallocorroles: rhenium-imido corroles.
  • To characterize the structure and properties of these novel rhenium-imido corroles.
  • To explore their potential applications in areas like photochemistry and sensing.

Main Methods:

  • Synthesis of rhenium-imido corroles via the reaction of a free-base corrole with Re2(CO)10, K2CO3, and aniline in 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene under anaerobic conditions at ~190 °C.
  • Preparation of six derivatives using various substituted corroles, including meso-tris(pentafluorophenyl)corrole and meso-tris(p-X-phenyl)corroles.
  • Characterization using single-crystal X-ray diffraction, 1H NMR spectroscopy, UV-Vis spectroscopy, and electrochemistry.

Main Results:

  • A straightforward and respectable (~30% yield) synthesis for rhenium-imido corroles was established.
  • X-ray structures revealed unstrained Re-N distances and a significant displacement of Re from the corrole plane.
  • Spectroscopic and electrochemical data indicated an innocent corrole macrocycle with substituent-independent Soret maxima and a HOMO-LUMO gap of ~2.2 V.
  • Surprisingly, the complexes were nonemissive and did not sensitize singlet oxygen, suggesting rapid radiationless decay pathways.

Conclusions:

  • Rhenium-imido corroles represent a new class of 5d metallocorroles accessible through a facile synthetic route.
  • Despite their structural and electronic properties, they exhibit rapid non-radiative decay, limiting their photophysical applications in their current form.
  • Further functionalization of the Re-imido group holds potential for advancing this challenging area of coordination chemistry.