Decreased electron transfer rates of manganese porphyrins with conformational distortion of the macrocycle

Shunichi Fukuzumi, Ikuo Nakanishi, Jean Michel Barbe, Roger Guilard, Eric Van Caemelbecke, Ning Guo, Karl M. Kadish

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Abstract

Slow electron transfer to manganese(III) porphyrins results when the macrocycle deviates from planarity. This was demonstrated by measuring the kinetics of homogeneous electron transfer from a series of semiquinone radical anions to synthetic manganese porphyrins (shown schematically; R1 =H, Cl, F; R2=H, F). Three of the four porphyrins studied have nonplanar macrocycles. These results could have implications for the role of manganese in biological electron transfer processes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)964-966
Number of pages3
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume38
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Apr 1999

Keywords

  • Conformation analysis electron transfer kinetics
  • Manganese
  • Porphyrinoids

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