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Swati Dhamija1, Rafia Siddiqui1, Ritam Das1
1Amity Institute of Click Chemistry Research & Studies (AICCRS), Amity University, Noida 201303, India.
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Herein, we report the polymorphic forms of Ni(II)-tetra(4-bromo-2,6-difluorophenyl) porphyrin (1), which have applications in the photocatalytic conversion of indoline to indole under blue light. X-ray diffraction studies reveal that one polymorphic form of 1 (namely, 1α) stabilizes in the monoclinic system and has a planar geometry, while the other form (namely, 1β) has a nonplanar geometry and crystallizes in the tetragonal system. Due to their different conformations (planar and nonplanar), these polymorphs exhibit distinct solid-state properties. For instance, the solid-state absorption spectrum of 1β shows a broad absorption Soret band compared to 1α. Complementary theoretical studies show that compound 1α is energetically more stable than compound 1β by 16.5 kcal mol-1. In addition, electrostatic potential isosurfaces clearly reveal the presence of σ-holes on the bromine atom, indicative of halogen bond interactions in the crystalline state. The electronic structures of porphyrins directly influence the photophysical properties through two major effects: (a) porphyrin core geometry and (b) heavy atom effect (HAE). The photocatalytic study demonstrates the efficient conversion of indoline to indole using compound 1 in the presence of blue light.
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