When CO(g) is added to solutions of the cobaltous porphyrin
π cation radical
[Co(II)OEP•]ClO4,
prepared
by oxidation of CoOEP by AgClO4 in anhydrous
CH2Cl2, room temperature binding of CO to
the metal center
occurs. Two distinct products result,
[(CO)Co(III)OEP]ClO4 and
[(CO)2Co(III)OEP]ClO4.
These compounds exhibit
Soret maxima at 366 and 414 nm, respectively. Resonance Raman (RR)
spectra measured before the addition of
CO are used to characterize the cobaltous porphyrin π cation radical,
and, after the addition of CO, RR spectra
obtained by using 363.8 nm excitation confirm the occurrence of the
five-coordinate Co(III) porphyrin complex.
This complex, along with halide ligated analogs, displays some
structure-sensitive vibrational frequencies which
suggest that an unusual distortion of the porphyrin core occurs in
CH2Cl2 solution. RR spectra obtained
by using
413.1 nm excitation after the addition of CO are used to identify the
second product as a typical six-coordinate
cobaltic porphyrin. Titrations with CO reveal that the five- and
six-coordinate complexes,
[(CO)Co(III)OEP]ClO4
and
[(CO)2Co(III)OEP]ClO4,
form with P
1/2 values of 36 ± 3 and 4000 ±
300 Torr of CO, respectively. Isosbestic
points in the UV−vis spectra occur at 368 nm for binding of the first
CO and at 385 nm during binding of the
second CO ligand. FTIR and RR spectra of
[(CO)Co(III)OEP]ClO4 reveal
vibrations at 2110 and 441 cm-1
which
shift upon substitution of 13CO or C18O
for the natural abundance CO. Isotope sensitive vibrations of
[(CO)2Co(III)OEP]ClO4 were measured at 2137 and 468
cm-1. In each case the modes above 2100
cm-1 correspond to C⋮O
stretching frequencies, while the lower frequency features are assigned
to Co−C stretching motions. The resonance
Raman enhancement of these isotope sensitive frequencies confirm CO
binding to the metal center. The selective
presence of these features in the Raman and FTIR data is consistent
with that expected from symmetry based selection
rules for five- and six-coordinate CO complexes. The relatively
high C⋮O stretching frequencies observed are
suggestive of weak metal dπ → ligand π* backbonding that results
from the oxidation of Co(II) to Co(III).