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Published in final edited form as: Inorg Chem. 2007 Feb 20;46(6):2286–2298. doi: 10.1021/ic061463u

Table 2.

EPR Parameters for Low-spin (Cyano)iron(III)porphyrinates and Hemoproteins

complex gxx
gyy
gzz
T(K)
phase
EPR type
ref.

[Fe(Porph)(CN)2]
[K(18-C-6)][Fe(TMP)(CN)2] 1.20 1.68 3.47 4.2 microcrystalline large gmax tw
[K(18-C-6)][Fe(TMP)(CN)2] 2.54 2.54 4.2 CH2Cl2 axial tw
[K((CH3)2CO)2][Fe(TPP)(CN)2] 0.52 1.05 3.70 6.0 single crystal large gmax 16
[K((CH3)2CO)2][Fe(TPP)(CN)2] 3.67 4.2 microcrystalline large gmax tw
2.57 2.57 4.2 microcrystalline axial tw
[K((CH3)2CO)2][Fe(TPP)(CN)2] 3.54 4.2 CH2Cl2-CH3OH large gmax tw
1.76 2.21 2.74 4.2 CH2Cl2-CH3OH rhombic tw
[Fe(PPIX)(CN)2] 1.03 2.42 3.75 large gmax 36
[Fe(THP)(CN)2] 3.5 4.2 CH2Cl2-CH3OH large gmax 20
[Fe(TPP)(CN)2] 3.56 4.2 CH2Cl2-CH3OH large gmax 21
[Fe(OMTPP)(CN)2] 3.48 4.2 CH2Cl2 large gmax 37
[Fe(OETPP)(CN)2] 3.31 4.2 CH2Cl2 large gmax 37
[Fe(OETPP)(CN)2] 3.47 large gmax 38
[Fe(OEP)(CN)2] 3.73 large gmax 38
[Fe(TTP)(CN)2]a 3.6 4.2 CH2Cl2 large gmax 24
[Fe(TTP)(CN)2]a 2.5 2.5 4.2 CH3OH axial 24
[Fe(TMP)(CN)2] 2.47 2.47 1.5 4.2 CH2Cl2-CH3OH axial 21
[Fe(TEt3PP)(CN)2]a,b 2.45 2.45 1.6 4.2 CD3OD axial 23
[Fe(TEt3PP)(CN)2]a,b 2.45 2.45 1.5 4.2 CH2Cl2-CH3OH axial 21
[Fe(TiPr3PP)(CN)2]a,b 2.45 2.45 1.5 4.2 CH2Cl2-CH3OH axial 21
[Fe(TMeP)(CN)2] 2.43 2.43 1.69 4.2 CH2Cl2-CH3OH axial 20
[Fe(TEtP)(CN)2] 2.47 2.47 1.61 4.2 CH2Cl2-CH3OH axial 20
[Fe(TiPrP)(CN)2] 2.35 2.35 1.82 4.2 CH2Cl2-CH3OH axial 20
[Fe(TiPrP)(CN)2] 2.42 2.42 1.74 4.2 CH2Cl2 axial 24
[Fe(TcPrP)(CN)2] 2.47 2.47 4.2 CH2Cl2 axial 22
[Fe(TnPrP)(CN)2] 2.49 2.49 4.2 CH2Cl2 axial 22
[Fe(TMP)(CN)2] 2.56 2.56 1.70 axial 38
[Fe(QTPP)(CN)2] 2.51 2.25 1.75 77 CH3OH axial 39
[Fe(MQTPP)(CN)2] 2.53 2.26 1.77 77 CH3OH axial 39
[Fe(PTPP)(CN)2]
2.46
2.29
1.7
77
CH3OH
axial
39

[Fe(Porph)(CN)(L)]
[Fe(TPP)(CN)(Py)] 0.34 1.76 3.31 6.0 single crystal large gmax 16
[Fe(TPP)(CN)(Py)] 3.6 4.2 CH2Cl2 large gmax tw
[Fe(TPP)(CN)(Py)] 1.8 3.3 4.2 microcrystalline large gmax tw
[Fe(TPP)(CN)(Py)]c 1.81 3.17 4.2 microcrystalline large gmax tw
[Fe(TPP)(CN)(1-MeIm)] 2.04 3.36 4.2 CH2Cl2 large gmax tw
[Fe(TPP)(CN)(1-MeIm)] 1.92 3.51 4.2 microcrystalline large gmax tw
[Fe(TMP)(CN)(1-MeIm)] 2.04 3.28 4.2 CH2Cl2 large gmax tw
[Fe(TMP)(CN)(1-MeIm)] 1.91 3.37 4.2 microcrystalline large gmax tw
[Fe(PPIX)(CN)(Im)] 1.4 2.2 3.1 77 large gmax 40
[Fe(THP)(CN)(2-MeHIm)] 3.3 4.2 CH2Cl2-CH3OH large gmax 41
[Fe(TMeP)(CN)(2-MeHIm)] 2.5 2.5 1.6 4.2 CH2Cl2-CH3OH axial 41
[Fe(TEtP)(CN)(2-MeHIm)] 2.5 2.5 1.6 4.2 CH2Cl2-CH3OH axial 41
[Fe(TiPrP)(CN)(2-MeHIm)]
2.45
2.45
1.67
4.2
CH2Cl2-CH3OH
axial
41

Cyano Hemoproteins
Mb, HIm, CN 0.93 1.89 3.45 large gmax 42
Cytochrome c, CN 0.73 1.85 3.47 large gmax 42
Sirohemin, 2CN 2.37 2.37 1.78 15-20 axial 43
a

Similar results were claimed for a number of meso-tetrakis(p-substituted-phenyl)porphyrin derivatives, p-X-TPP; X = OCH3, H, F, Cl, COOCH3, CF3 and CN, but no data shown.

b

the complex shows either an axial type signal or both axial and large gmax type signals in different solvents.[23]

c

Crystalline phase of Mössbauer sample.