Meso (3-e 4-piridil)porfirinas coordenadas a quatro complexos [Ru(bipy) 2 Cl] + , M(3-TRPyP) e M(4-TRPyP), onde M = 2H + e Zn 2+ , foram obtidas e caracterizadas por métodos eletroquímicos, espectroscopia e espectrometria de massas. Os filmes eletrostaticamente montados camada por camada com ftalocianina de cobre tetrassulfonada, CuTSPc, apresentaram atividade eletrocatalítica diferenciada para a oxidação de sulfito e nitrito. Em geral, os filmes derivados dos isômeros M(4-TRPyP) são mais ativos para a oxidação de nitrito, enquanto aqueles contendo os isômeros M(3-TRPyP) são mais eficientes para a oxidação de sulfito. Os resultados revelaram uma influência significativa da geometria molecular no sítio ativo dos nanomateriais porfirínicos, que favorece os processos de transferência eletrônica nos derivados de M(3-TRPyP), através de mudanças no empacotamento molecular com a CuTSPc.Meso (3-and 4-pyridyl)porphyrins coordinated to four [Ru(bipy) 2 Cl] + complexes, M(3-TRPyP) or M(4-TRPyP), where M=2H + and Zn 2+ , have been obtained and characterized by electrochemistry, spectroscopy and mass spectrometry. Layer-by-layer electrostatic assembled films with tetrasulfonated phthalocyaninatecuprate(II) anion, CuTSPc, displayed distinct electrocatalytic activity towards sulfite and nitrite oxidation. In general, the films derived from the M(4-TRPyP) isomers are more effective for the oxidation of nitrite, whereas those containing the M(3-TRPyP) isomers are more efficient for the oxidation of sulfite. The results demonstrated the influence of molecular geometry on the active sites of porphyrinic nanomaterials, enhancing the electron-transfer process in the M(3-TRPyP) derivative. This effect results from changes in the chemical environment around the active sites, induced by the contrasting molecular packing interactions with CuTSPc.Keywords: supramolecular chemistry, metalloporphyrins, electrostatic assembled films, electrocatalysis, electrochemistry, mass spectrometry
IntroductionMetalloporphyrins have been of great interest in the design of supramolecular systems because their electrochemical, photochemical and catalytic properties can be modulated by employing suitable ancillary bridging transition-metal complexes. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7] In such systems, the ancillary complexes can either modify the local environment around the porphyrin ring, improving the solvation and solubility properties, or act as cofactors in redox processes providing electron acceptor-donor sites and relays. They can also modify the intrinsic activity of the metalloporphyrin center by means of electronic interactions, and contribute with additional sites for intraand intermolecular interactions, allowing the assembly of higher order supramolecular structures and materials.The electrocatalytic properties of porphyrins in homogeneous and heterogeneous systems 7-20 have attracted considerable attention, particularly for multielectronic processes such as the 4-electron reduction of dioxygen to water; 21,22 and the reduction of dinitrogen 11,16,23 and...