Cobalt(II) Porphyrins Supported on Crosslinked Polymer Matrix as Model Compounds
Polymer-bound cobalt(II) porphyrins were studied for their dioxygen—binding capacity. Tetra—aminoporphyrins were anchored on a divinylbenzene (DVB)-crosslinked chloromethyl polystyrene network. The crosslinked, solid polymers were swelled in chloroform and the swollen polymers were used for the entire studies. Ortho-, meta- and para-substituted porphyrin systems were developed by adjusting the bonding position with the help of suitably substituted aminoporphyrins. The products were characterized by chemical and spectroscopic methods. Cobalt(II) complexes of polymeric porphyrins were synthesized and characterized by electronic and ESR spectral methods. The spectra gave evidence for the systematic variation of electronic properties in ortho, meta and para compounds and for the dioxygen-binding capacity of cobalt complexes. These results are discussed.