title: Tunable phosphorescent NIR oxygen indicators based on mixed benzo- and naphthoporphyrin complexes.
abstract: A series of π-extended phosphorescent palladium(II) and platinum(II) porphyrin complexes were synthesized, in which additional benzene rings are fused radially onto at least one of the four peripheral benzo groups. The photophysical properties of the metalloporphyrins palladium(II)-meso-tetra-(4-fluorophenyl)mononaphthotribenzoporphyrin (Pd1NF), cis-palladium(II)-meso-tetra-(4-fluorophenyl)dibenzodinaphthoporphyrin (Pd2NF), and palladium(II)-meso-tetra-(4-fluorophenyl)monobenzotrinaphthoporphyrin (Pd3NF) and the corresponding platinum(II) compounds (Pt1NF, cis-Pt2NF, Pt3NF) were investigated. The compounds under investigation absorb intensively in the near-infrared region (628-691 nm) and emit at room temperature at 815-882 nm. Phosphorescence quantum yields of the platinum(II) porphyrins range from 25 to 53% with luminescence decay times of 21 to 44 μs in deoxygenated toluene solutions at room temperature. The corresponding palladium(II) complexes exhibit quantum yields in the range of 7 to 18% with lifetimes of 106 to 206 μs. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations revealed nonplanar geometries for all complexes and corroborate the absorption characteristics. The subsequent π extension of the porphyrin system leads to near-infrared absorbing oxygen indicators with tailor-made luminescence properties as well as tunable oxygen sensitivity.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Analytical Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Graz University of Technology, Stremayrgasse 18, A-8010 Graz, Austria. f.niedermair@tugraz.at
authors.forename: Fabian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Niedermair
authors.forename: Sergey M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Borisov
authors.forename: Gunter
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zenkl
authors.forename: Oliver T
authors.initials: OT
authors.lastname: Hofmann
authors.forename: Hansjörg
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Saf
authors.forename: Ingo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Klimant
mesh_terms: D000042:Absorption; D002623:Chemistry Techniques, Analytical / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004583:Electrons; D007259:Infrared Rays; D008163:Luminescent Measurements / Q000379:methods*; D008665:Metalloporphyrins / Q000737:chemistry*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D010100:Oxygen / Q000032:analysis*; D010165:Palladium / Q000737:chemistry; D010984:Platinum / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D008665:Metalloporphyrins; D010984:Platinum; D010165:Palladium; D010100:Oxygen