Maximilian J. Klingsiek, Loris M. Mendrina, Jan-Hendrik Lamm, Beate Neumann, Norbert W. Mitzel
{"title":"Calyx- and Tub-Shaped Polydentate σ-Hole Systems Revealing Intermolecular Chalcogene···π–Alkyne Interactions","authors":"Maximilian J. Klingsiek, Loris M. Mendrina, Jan-Hendrik Lamm, Beate Neumann, Norbert W. Mitzel","doi":"10.1002/ejic.202500274","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ejic.202500274","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Poly σ-hole donors, i.e., molecules that contain more than one σ-hole donating function, can interact through weak noncovalent interactions with molecules that have regions of high electron density, like the lone pairs of anions, Lewis bases, and π-systems. Therefore, such mono- and bidentate systems have been intensively studied in recent years and used in host-guest chemistry and catalysis. Here we present the synthesis of tri-, tetra-, and hexadentate systems with CCSb(C<sub>2</sub>F<sub>5</sub>)<sub>2</sub> and CCSeCF<sub>3</sub> functions using tin-element exchange reactions. These systems are based on both the calyx-shaped hexadehydrotribenzo[12]annulene and the tub-shaped dibenzo[<i>a</i>,<i>e</i>]cyclooctatetraene. The molecular structure of the tub-shaped systems shows inter- and intramolecular contacts related to the interaction of the σ-holes with the electron-rich fluorine and alkyne functions.</p>","PeriodicalId":38,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry","volume":"28 24","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ejic.202500274","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144914945","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Correction to “Ultrafast Structural Dynamics of a Photoexcited Mn−Fe Charge-Transfer Material in the Polaronic and Phase Transition Regimes”","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/ejic.202500152","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ejic.202500152","url":null,"abstract":"<p>M. Hervé, G. Privault, E. Trzop, S. Akagi, Y. Watier, S. Zerdane, I. Chaban, R. G. Torres Ramírez, C. Mariette, A. Volte, M. Cammarata, M. Levantino, H. Tokoro, S.-i. Ohkoshi, E. Collet, <i>Eur. J. Inorg. Chem.</i> <b>2024</b>, <i>27</i>, e202400371.</p><p>We apologize for this error.</p>","PeriodicalId":38,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry","volume":"28 20","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ejic.202500152","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144647775","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tomaž Mržljak, Evgeny Goreshnik, Gašper Tavčar, Melita Tramšek
{"title":"Coordination Chemistry of Copper and Nickel with Xenon Difluoride and the Hexafluororuthenate(V) Anion: Synthesis and Structural Studies","authors":"Tomaž Mržljak, Evgeny Goreshnik, Gašper Tavčar, Melita Tramšek","doi":"10.1002/ejic.202500275","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ejic.202500275","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In the photochemical reactions between MF<sub>2</sub> (M = Cu, Ni), Ru, and F<sub>2</sub> in anhydrous HF, Cu(RuF<sub>6</sub>)<sub>2</sub>, and Ni(RuF<sub>6</sub>)<sub>2</sub> are formed. Only crystals of Cu(RuF<sub>6</sub>)<sub>2</sub> are obtained during the crystallization of the powdered products. Cu(RuF<sub>6</sub>)<sub>2</sub> crystallizes in the triclinic space group <i>P</i><span></span><math></math>. The Cu atoms are coordinated by six F atoms, which are shared with octahedral RuF<sub>6</sub> units. Together, they form slabs that are interconnected by van der Waals forces. In the reactions between M(RuF<sub>6</sub>)<sub>2</sub> (M = Cu, Ni) and 2XeF<sub>2</sub> (1:2 molar ratio), [Cu(XeF<sub>2</sub>)<sub>2</sub>](RuF<sub>6</sub>)<sub>2</sub> and [Ni(XeF<sub>2</sub>)<sub>2</sub>](RuF<sub>6</sub>)<sub>2</sub> are formed. They both crystallize in the monoclinic space group <i>P</i>2<sub>1</sub>/<i>c</i>. The metal center is coordinated by six F atoms. Two F atoms are provided by two nonbridging XeF<sub>2</sub> molecules, while the remaining four originate from four bridging [RuF<sub>6</sub>]<sup>-</sup> anions. In the reactions between M(RuF<sub>6</sub>)<sub>2</sub> (M = Cu, Ni) and an excess of XeF<sub>2</sub>, [Cu(XeF<sub>2</sub>)<sub>6</sub>](RuF<sub>6</sub>)<sub>2</sub> and [Ni(XeF<sub>2</sub>)<sub>6</sub>](RuF<sub>6</sub>)<sub>2</sub> are formed. They are not isostructural, as the first crystallizes in the triclinic space group <i>P</i><span></span><math></math>, while the second crystallizes in the trigonal space group <i>R</i><span></span><math></math>. In both cases, homoleptic cations [M(XeF<sub>2</sub>)<sub>6</sub>]<sup>2+</sup> are present, with the metal center coordinated by six nonbridging XeF<sub>2</sub> molecules, while the [RuF<sub>6</sub>]<sup>-</sup> anions are discrete.</p>","PeriodicalId":38,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry","volume":"28 24","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ejic.202500275","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144915093","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Anushka Verma, Arabinda Muley, Vuppaladadium Shanmuga Sharan Rathnam, Jitender Jangra, Shobhit Mathur, Roy Anindya, Somnath Maji
{"title":"Design and Synthesis of Nitrogen-Rich Triazole-Based Mononuclear Ru(II) Arene Complexes Toward Anticancer Activities","authors":"Anushka Verma, Arabinda Muley, Vuppaladadium Shanmuga Sharan Rathnam, Jitender Jangra, Shobhit Mathur, Roy Anindya, Somnath Maji","doi":"10.1002/ejic.202500300","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ejic.202500300","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Cancer is a disease marked by uncontrolled cell growth, which can form tumors, invade nearby tissues and spread to other parts of the body (metastasis). Ruthenium complexes are emerging as a promising class of metal-based drugs for cancer treatment, offering an alternative where they exhibit several properties that make them suitable for cancer therapy. Therefore, two mononuclear ruthenium arene complexes [(η<sup>6</sup>-<i>p</i>-cymene)Ru(<b>L</b>)Cl](PF<sub>6</sub>) (where <b>L1 </b>= 2,2<sup>/</sup>-(4-(1<i> H</i>-pyrrol-1-yl)-4<i> H</i>-1,2,4-triazole-3,5-diyl)bis(3-methylpyridine) and <b>L2 </b>= 6,6<sup>/</sup>-(4-(1<i> H</i>-pyrrol-1-yl)-4<i> H</i>-1,2,4-triazole-3,5-diyl)bis(2-methylpyridine) have been designed and synthesized by substitution reactions from the precursor dimer [Ru(<i>p</i>-cymene)(Cl)(μ-Cl)]<sub>2</sub>. Both metal complexes have been successfully characterized through various spectroscopic and analytical tools. The molecular structures of [<b>1</b>](PF<sub>6</sub>) and [<b>2</b>](PF<sub>6</sub>) were elucidated via single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The redox behaviour of both the ligands and their metal complexes was analysed. In addition, cytotoxicity against cancer cell growth was examined using two human breast cancer cell lines, MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7. Live-cell imaging and sodium 3′-[1-(phenylamino-carbonyl)-3,4-tetrazolium]-bis(4-methoxy-6-nitro) benzene-sulfonic acid hydrate (XTT) assay showed that [<b>1</b>](PF<sub>6</sub>) killed MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7 breast cancer cell lines, with IC<sub>50</sub> values of 125.9 μM and 117.1 μM, respectively. Comparatively, [<b>1</b>](PF<sub>6</sub>) had higher cytotoxicity than [<b>2</b>](PF<sub>6</sub>) and can be explored in the design of future tailor-made cytotoxic compounds.</p>","PeriodicalId":38,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry","volume":"28 26","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145135489","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Thabiso Mphuti, Rotondwa Mphephu, Moegamat Joseph, Andrew J. Swarts
{"title":"Unveiling Solvent-Dependent Divergent Hydrogen Production Pathways during the Dehydrogenation of Formic Acid Using N,N′-Iminopyridine Ruthenium(II) Complexes","authors":"Thabiso Mphuti, Rotondwa Mphephu, Moegamat Joseph, Andrew J. Swarts","doi":"10.1002/ejic.202500212","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ejic.202500212","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The preparation of a panel of cationic, half-sandwich iminopyridine ruthenium(II) complexes of the type [(<b>L1</b>)RuCl(<i>p</i>-cymene)]Cl (<b>C1</b>–<b>C11</b>) is reported, where L = substituted <i>N</i>-phenyl-1-(2-pyridinyl)methanimine ligand derivates (<b>L1–L9</b>) and their efficiency in the catalytic dehydrogenation of formic acid (FA). The activity could be correlated with the nature of the substituent on the imine nitrogen and the solubility of the complexes in water, with <b>C1</b> exhibiting the highest initial turnover frequency (TOF) of 281 hr<sup>−1</sup> at 90 °C. Kinetic and mechanistic investigations are undertaken in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and H<sub>2</sub>O, revealing that the proton source in the hydrogen production step is solvent-dependent. FA is found to be responsible for H<sub>2</sub> formation in DMSO, and H<sub>3</sub>O<sup>+</sup> ions are involved in generating H<sub>2</sub> in water. Complex <b>C1</b> is more stable in water, as it maintains efficient gas evolution for 16 cycles without any deactivation, reaching a turnover number (TON) of 13 791. Furthermore, <b>C1</b> is active, although with reduced activity (TOF = 43 hr<sup>−1</sup>), for over 34 h when operated under continuous FA addition conditions.</p>","PeriodicalId":38,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry","volume":"28 24","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ejic.202500212","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144915131","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Johannes Blanckenberg, Clemens Bruhn, Ulrich Siemeling
{"title":"Planar-Chiral 1,1′-Diiminoferrocenes [Fe{η5-C5H3-1-(N=CHPh)-2-(C≡CAr)}{η5-C5H4(N=CHPh)}] Containing a Bulky Ethynyl Substituent Adjacent to One of the Imino Groups","authors":"Johannes Blanckenberg, Clemens Bruhn, Ulrich Siemeling","doi":"10.1002/ejic.202500244","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ejic.202500244","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The planar-chiral stannylated diaminoferrocene [Fe{η<sup>5</sup>-C<sub>5</sub>H<sub>3</sub>-1-(Sn<i>n</i>Bu<sub>3</sub>)-2-(NH<sub>2</sub>)}{η<sup>5</sup>-C<sub>5</sub>H<sub>4</sub>(NH<sub>2</sub>)}] (<b>A</b>) and its diimine derivative [Fe{η<sup>5</sup>-C<sub>5</sub>H<sub>3</sub>-1-(Sn<i>n</i>Bu<sub>3</sub>)-2-(N=CHPh)}{η<sup>5</sup>-C<sub>5</sub>H<sub>4</sub>(N=CHPh)}] (<b>B</b>) gave unsatisfactory results in attempts to achieve Stille cross-coupling reactions with PhBr in the presence of [PdCl<sub>2</sub>(PPh<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>] or [Pd(PPh<sub>3</sub>)<sub>4</sub>]/CuO as catalysts. Analogous attempts aiming at the Stille cross-coupling of the iodo derivative [Fe{η<sup>5</sup>-C<sub>5</sub>H<sub>3</sub>-1-I-2-(N=CHPh)}{η<sup>5</sup>-C<sub>5</sub>H<sub>4</sub>(N=CHPh)}] (<b>C</b>) with PhSn<i>n</i>Bu<sub>3</sub> are equally fruitless, whereas Sonogashira cross-coupling reactions of <b>C</b> are successfully performed with ethynylbenzene, ethynyl-2,4,6-trimethylbenzene, 4-ethynyl-1,1′-biphenyl, 9-ethynylphenanthrene, and 1-ethynylpyrene, affording [Fe{η<sup>5</sup>-C<sub>5</sub>H<sub>3</sub>-1-(N=CHPh)-2-(C≡CAr)}{η<sup>5</sup>-C<sub>5</sub>H<sub>4</sub>(N=CHPh)}] (Ar = phenyl, mesityl, 1,1′-biphenyl-4-yl, 9-phenanthryl, and 1-pyrenyl for <b>1</b>, <b>2</b>, <b>3</b>, <b>4</b>, and <b>5</b>, respectively) in ≈60% yield under optimized conditions (<b>C</b>/ArC≡CH/[Pd(P<i>t</i>Bu<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>]/CuI/N<i>i</i>Pr<sub>2</sub>Et = 1/4/0.5/3/40, toluene, 70 °C, 16 h). <b>4</b> (Ar = 9-phenanthryl) is structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction (XRD). The suitability of the diimines of this study for metal chelation is demonstrated by reactions with [PdCl<sub>2</sub>(MeCN)<sub>2</sub>]. [PdCl<sub>2</sub>(<b>C</b>)] and [PdCl<sub>2</sub>(<b>5</b>)] are structurally characterized by XRD. The 1-pyrenyl unit present in [PdCl<sub>2</sub>(<b>5</b>)] effectively blocks one side of the <i>N</i>,<i>N</i>-chelated metal center by wall-like steric shielding.</p>","PeriodicalId":38,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry","volume":"28 23","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ejic.202500244","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144905464","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shourya Gupta, Dhanusree C. Kakkarakkal, S. Chantal E. Stieber, Subrata Kundu
{"title":"Mechanism of Phenol Oxidation by CuCl2","authors":"Shourya Gupta, Dhanusree C. Kakkarakkal, S. Chantal E. Stieber, Subrata Kundu","doi":"10.1002/ejic.202500113","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ejic.202500113","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Although copper-catalyzed organic transformations are prevalent, insights into the interactions of phenols with simple copper(II) salts are not well understood. In contrast, inspired by the oxygenase-type modifications of the phenolic substrates, the reactions of substituted phenols with metastable copper–oxygen intermediates are well documented. The present report sheds light on the reactions of substituted phenols with benchtop stable CuCl<sub>2</sub> salt and the role of a common base like triethylamine. Moreover, the reactions of substituted phenols with CuCl<sub>2</sub> in the presence of weakly coordinating tripodal <i>N</i>-nitrosated ligand <b>L</b><sup><b>3NO</b></sup> have been illustrated, while a closely related tripodal copper(II) complex <b>L</b><sup><b>3H</b></sup>CuCl<sub>2</sub> (<b>2</b>) of the corresponding non-nitrosated ligand <b>L</b><sup><b>3H</b></sup> does not react with the phenolic substrates. Phenol reactions with CuCl<sub>2</sub> in the presence of the <b>L</b><sup><b>3NO</b></sup> ligand enable in depth mechanistic investigation, thereby illustrating a bimolecular rate law with Δ<i>H</i><sup>‡</sup> = 15.13 kcal mol<sup>−1</sup>, Δ<i>S</i><sup>‡</sup> = −9.6 eu, and kinetic isotope effect <i>k</i><sub>2</sub>(ArOH)/<i>k</i><sub>2</sub>(ArOD) in the range of 1.35–1.43. Thus, these findings suggest that simple copper(II) salts like CuCl<sub>2</sub> are capable of facilitating a proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) pathway.</p>","PeriodicalId":38,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry","volume":"28 24","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144915146","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Francis K. Migwi, George S. Nyamato, Stephen O. Ojwach
{"title":"Dinuclear Benzene Linker Bis(pyrazolyl)amine Cobalt(II) Complexes and their Application as Selective Ethylene Dimerization Catalysts","authors":"Francis K. Migwi, George S. Nyamato, Stephen O. Ojwach","doi":"10.1002/ejic.202500204","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ejic.202500204","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Reactions of synthons <i>N</i>,<i>N′</i>-(1,4-phenylenebis(methylene))bis(2-(1<i> H</i>-pyrazol-1-yl)ethan-1-amine) (<b>L1)</b>, <i>N</i>,<i>N</i>′-(1,4-phenylenebis(methylene))bis(2-(3,5-dimethyl-1<i> H</i>-pyrazol-1-yl)ethan-1-amine) (<b>L2)</b>, <i>N</i>,<i>N</i>′-(1,4-phenylenebis(methylene))bis(2-(3,5-di-<i>tert</i>-butyl-1<i> H</i>-pyrazol-1-yl)ethan-1-amine) (<b>L3)</b>, and <i>N</i>,<i>N</i>′-(1,3-phenylenebis(methylene))bis(2-(3,5-dimethyl-1<i> H</i>-pyrazol-1-yl)ethan-1-amine) (<b>L4)</b> with CoCl<sub>2</sub> produce the dinuclear cobalt(II) complexes [Co<sub>2</sub>(<b>L1</b>)Cl<sub>4</sub>] (<b>Co1</b>), [Co<sub>2</sub>(<b>L2</b>)Cl<sub>4</sub>] (<b>Co2</b>), [Co<sub>2</sub>(<b>L3</b>)Cl<sub>4</sub>] (<b>Co3</b>), and [Co<sub>2</sub>(<b>L4</b>)Cl<sub>4</sub>] (<b>Co4</b>), respectively. These new complexes are characterized using fourier transform-infra red and ultra-violet (UV)–Visible spectroscopies, elemental analysis, and single crystal X-ray crystallography diffraction for complexes <b>Co2</b> and <b>Co3</b>. The molecular structures of <b>Co2</b> and <b>Co3</b> confirm the formation of the dinuclear cobalt species. Activation of the precatalysts <b>Co1</b>–<b>Co4</b> with either EtAlCl<sub>2</sub> or Me<sub>3</sub>Al, affords active (up to 5.26 × 10<sup>5</sup> g·mol<sup>−1</sup>Co h<sup>−1</sup>) and selective ethylene dimerization (>98%) catalysts. The steric parameters of the coordinated ligands, as dictated by the substituents on the pyrazolyl ring, largely controll both the activity and regioselectivity of the resultant catalysts.</p>","PeriodicalId":38,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry","volume":"28 22","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ejic.202500204","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144881192","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Doris M. Grössl, Bettina Schlemmer, Virginia Lafranconi, Nina M. Tasch, Christoph Garstenauer, Lara Rezo, Melanie Moosbrugger, Michaela Flock, Roland C. Fischer, Thomas Rath, Ana Torvisco, Gregor Trimmel, Frank Uhlig
{"title":"Tin Porphyrins with Germyl- and Silylalkynyl Substitution: Synthesis, Characterization, and Solar Cell Applications","authors":"Doris M. Grössl, Bettina Schlemmer, Virginia Lafranconi, Nina M. Tasch, Christoph Garstenauer, Lara Rezo, Melanie Moosbrugger, Michaela Flock, Roland C. Fischer, Thomas Rath, Ana Torvisco, Gregor Trimmel, Frank Uhlig","doi":"10.1002/ejic.202500188","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ejic.202500188","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Porphyrins, known for their extensive biological functions, have been adapted for diverse applications through modification of their substitution patterns and metal centers. This study focuses on synthesizing tin porphyrins with germyl- and silyl-alkenyl substituents, addressing gaps in structural characterization and solubility behavior. Additionally, their potential in bulk-heterojunction solar cells is investigated. The synthetic pathways for these porphyrins are established, and their structural properties are analyzed using single crystal X-ray diffraction. The solubility of the synthesized porphyrin (<b>5</b>) is compared with <i>meso</i>-tetraaryl and <i>meso</i>-tetraalkyl free-base porphyrins. Electrochemical properties are studied through cyclic voltammetry, and density functional theory (DFT) calculations provide insights into the highest occupied and lowest unoccupied molecular orbitals. Despite promising optical and electrochemical properties, the solar cell performance of the synthesized porphyrins remains moderate, highlighting the need for further functionalization to enhance the power conversion efficiency.</p>","PeriodicalId":38,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry","volume":"28 24","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ejic.202500188","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144915147","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}