Fe(III) Octaethylporphine chloride

Fe(III) Octaethylporphine chloride CAS: 28755-93-3 MDL: MFCD00011614

Product Name: Fe(III) Octaethylporphine chloride

Catalog Number: O40944

Size: milligram, gram, and larger quantities available.

Molecular Formula: C₃₆H₄₄N₄FeCl    

MW: 624.059  

CAS: 28755-93-3

Storage: Store at room temperature, protect from light

Alternative Names

28755-93-3, Chlor[2,3,7,8,12,13,17,18-octaethylporphyrinato(2-)-κ²N²¹,N²³]eisen,Chloro[2,3,7,8,12,13,17,18-octaethylporphyrinato(2-)-κ²N²¹,N²³]iron,Chloro[2,3,7,8,12,13,17,18-octaéthylporphyrineato(2-)-κ²N²¹,N²³]fer, Iron, chloro[2,3,7,8,12,13,17,18-octaethyl-21H,23H-porphinato(2-)-κN²¹,κN²³], MFCD00011614, 2,3,7,8,12,13,17,18-Octaethyl-21H,23H-porphine iron(III) chloride, 2,3,7,8,12,13,17,18-OCTAETHYL-21H,23H-PORPHINEIRON CHLORIDE, Fe(III) Octaethylporphine chloride, CCc1c(CC)c2cc3c(CC)c(CC)c4cc5nc(cc6c(CC)c(CC)c(cc1n2)n6[Fe](Cl)n34)c(CC)c5CC

Field of Interest: Catalysis, Organic Synthesis, Electrocatalysis

Background: Fe(III) octaethylporphine chloride is a specialty chemical manufactured by Frontier Specialty Chemicals. Fe(III) octaethylporphine chloride supported on glassy carbon acts as an electro catalyst for  oxygen reduction.¹  The Macmillan reported the use of Fe(III) octaethylporphine chloride as a catalyst for biomimetic sp³ -sp³ cross coupling.²

References:

1.) Khorasani-Motlagh, et al. Iron(III) octaethylporphyrin chloride supported on glassy carbon as an electro catalyst for oxygen reduction. Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry Volume 565, Issue 1, 1 April 2004, Pages 115-120.

2.) Liu, et al. A biomimetic S_H2 cross-coupling mechanism for quaternary sp³-carbon formation. SCIENCE 11 Nov 2021 Vol 374, Issue 6572 pp. 1258-1263 DOI: 10.1126/science.abl43

3.) Abucayon, et al. Lewis Acid Activation of the Ferrous Heme–NO Fragment toward the N–N Coupling Reaction with NO To Generate N₂O.  J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 12, 4204–4207. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.7b13681

4.) Kong, et al. Control of the Chemoselectivity of Metal N-Aryl Nitrene Reactivity: C–H Bond Amination versus Electrocyclization.  J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 40, 13271–13280. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.6b07026