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Published in final edited form as: Inorg Chem. 2004 May 3;43(9):2932–2942. doi: 10.1021/ic035119y

Table 2.

Electronic Spectral Data for Selected Iron(II) and Iron(III) Tetraarylporphyrins a

λmax (nm)
Complex Soret region (log ε) α, β region (log ε) ref.
Five-Coordinate Iron(II)
[Fe(TPP)(NO)]b 406 (4.97) 475(sh) 538 (4.00) 604 (3.45) 36
[Fe(TpivPP)(NO)]c 407 (5.15) 477(sh) (4.35) 539 (4.12) 607 (3.62) 25
[Fe(TMP)(NO)]d 408 (4.96) 477(sh) 539 (3.04) 611 (3.84) 37
[Fe(TPP)(CO)]e 419 537 570 ~610 38
[Fe(TpivPP)(NO2)]− c 433(sh) (4.94) 444 (5.12) 543(sh) (3.89) 567 (4.02) 608 (3.59) 20,22
Six-Coordinate Iron(II) Nitro
[Fe(TpivPP)(NO2)(CO)]c 414 (sh) (4.67) 434 (5.30) 546 (3.98) tw
[Fe(TpivPP)(NO2)(t-BuNC)]c 441 (5.52) 541 (4.20) 572 (3.45) tw
[Fe(TpivPP)(NO2)(NO)]− c 433 (5.17) 543 (4.14) 21
[Fe(TpivPP)(NO2)(Py)]− c 413(sh) (4.83) 430 (5.23) 533 (4.21) 560(sh) (3.66) 653 (2.83) 22
[Fe(TpivPP)(NO2)(PMS)]− c 418(sh) (4.88) 432 (5.07) 537 (4.18) 558(sh) (3.81) 653 (3.12) 22
Six-Coordinate Iron(II) Other
[Fe(TPP)(1-MeIm)(NO)]b 415 (5.26) 460 (4.26) 545 (3.99) 580(sh) (3.78) 643 (3.05) 39
[Fe(TPP)(4-NMe2Py)(NO)]d 416 554 586 40
[Fe(TPP)(1-MeIm)(NO)]d 416 543 583 641 40
[Fe(TPP)(4-MePip)(NO)]d 417 463 554 591 40
[Fe(TPP)(1-VinIm)2]d 424 (5.22) 533 (4.24) 564 (3.67) 41
[Fe(TPP)(1-BzlIm)2]d 426 (5.23) 533 (4.24) 565 (3.63) 41
[Fe(TPP)(1-AcIm)2]d 422 (5.14) 533 (3.99) 563 (3.62) 41
[Fe(TPP)(1-MeIm)2]d 425 (5.09) 533 (4.26) 564 (3.75) 41
[Fe(TpivPP)(1-MeIm)2]c 430 536 42
[Fe(TpivPP)(1-MeIm)2]e 432 (5.36) 537 (4.32) 562(sh) 43
[Fe(TpivPP)(Im)(HIm)]c 442 (4.00) 544 (3.47) 44
[Fe(TPP)(1-MeIm)(CO)]e 427 (5.50) 542 (3.95) 43
[Fe(TPP)(1-MeIm)(CO)]d 422 544 45
[Fe(TpivPP)(1-MeIm)(CO)]c 425 542 42
[Fe(TPP)(CO)2]e 426 551 578 38
Iron(II) Thiolates
[Fe(TpivPP)(SEt)]c 421 533 575 625 46
[Fe(TpivPP)(SEt)(CO)]c 392,467 565 612 46
[Fe(TpivPP)(SPh)]c 421 536 575 625 46
[Fe(TpivPP)(SPh)(CO)]c 403,464 555 605 46
Six-Coordinate Iron(III) Nitro
[Fe(TpivPP)(NO2)2]− c 364(sh) 426 (5.11) 464(sh) 553 (4.15) 23
[Fe(TpivPP)(NO2)(Py)]c 422 (5.26) 459 (sh) 550 (4.11) 24
[Fe(TPP)(NO2)(NO)]b 433 (5.34) 510(sh) (3.70) 545 (4.20) 577(sh) (3.70) 47
[Fe(Tp-OCH3PP)(NO2)(NO)]c 437 549 586 26
[Fe(TpivPP)(NO2)(NO)]e 433 543 581 26
a

All spectra were taken at 25°C.

b

Chloroform solution.

c

Chlorobenzene solution.

d

Dichloromethane solution.

e

Toluene solution.