Contributions to the chemistry of anionic water-soluble tetraarylporphyrins and their metal complexes

Recent contributions to the coordination chemistry of tetraanionic water-soluble tetraarylporphyrins, namely 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-carboxyphenyl)porphyrin, [1](4-), 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-sulfonatophenyl)porphyrin, [2](4-), and 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-hydroxidophosphorylmethylphenyl)porphyrin, [H(4)3](4-), are reported. Problems with the isolation of sodium and potassium salts of [2](4-) are discussed. The tetraphosphonoporphyrin H-8[3] is precipitated as adihydrochloride H-8[3](.)2HCl, its metal complexes H-8[3-M] as such. The synthesis of salts containing Ce and Os complexes of [1](4-), Al, Ga, In, Ge, Sn, As, Sb, Mn, Mo, W, Re, Os, and Pt complexes of [2](4-), and Ni, Cu, Zn, Pt and Os complexes of [H(4)3](4-) as documented in publications and doctoral theses from the Darmstadt laboratory are reviewed. Some properties of the new complex salts are reported. The results of crystal structure determinations of the potassium salt of tetrakis(4-sulfonatophenyl)porphyrinatoplatinate (II), K-8[2-Pt](2)(.)10DMSO-6H(2)O(.)C(7)H(8) and the mixed sodium-potassium salt of tetrakis(4-sulfonatophenyl)-porphyrinatoaluminate, K2Na[Al(DMSO)(2)(tpps(4))](.)8(DMSO)(.)2H(2)O, are shown. Copyright (c) 2004 Society of Porphyrins R Phthalocyanines.