journal article Jun 24, 2005

Structure and redox properties of electropolymerized film obtained from iron meso‐tetrakis(3‐thienyl)porphyrin

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AbstractOxidative polymerization of bromoiron(III) meso‐tetrakis(3‐thienyl)porphyrin gave a novel polymeric porphyrin complex randomly crosslinked at the 2,5‐positions of the peripheral thienyl groups. The electrical semiconductivity of ca. 10−5 S/cm after I2 doping indicated that the polymer had a π‐conjugated structure with a moderate delocalization of π electrons over the thienylporphyrin units. PM3 calculations for free‐base models revealed that HOCO (the highest occupied crystal orbital) band width was reduced by introduction of the porphyrin moieties into the thienylene backbone and yet low HOCO‐LUCO (the lowest unoccupied crystal orbital) gap was maintained, which accounted for the relatively low electrical conductivity of the porphyrin polymer. The modified electrode prepared by electropolymerization was redox‐active due to the presence of iron(II/III) couple and the semiconductivity of the film, which served as a novel non‐enzymatic electrochemical sensor for superoxide anion radical based on the facile electrocatalytic oxidation of the superoxide. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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Jun 24, 2005
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16(8)
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616-621
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Makoto Yuasa, Kenichi Oyaizu, Aritomo Yamaguchi, et al. (2005). Structure and redox properties of electropolymerized film obtained from iron meso‐tetrakis(3‐thienyl)porphyrin. Polymers for Advanced Technologies, 16(8), 616-621. https://doi.org/10.1002/pat.633
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