Cu(II) Octaethylporphine CAS: 14409-63-3 MDL: MFCD00012150
Molecular weight: 596.31Â g/mol
Molecular Formula:Â C36H44CuN4
CAS Number: 14409-63-3
Storage:Â Store at room temperature, protect from light.
Synonyms: [2,3,7,8,12,13,17,1
Fields of Interest: Synthetic Porphyrins, Copper (II) Porphyrins, CoCrystallization, Supramolecular Chemistry
Background: Cu(II) Octaethylporphine is a synthetic porphyrin specialty chemical manufactured by Frontier Specialty Chemicals. Cu(II) Octaethylporphine has numerous applications in materials and supramolecular chemistry.1-5 The redox chemistry of Cu(II) Octaethylporphine has been reported.6
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2.) Yoshimoto, et al. Two-Dimensional Supramolecular Organization of Copper Octaethylporphyrin and Cobalt Phthalocyanine on Au(111):  Molecular Assembly Control at an Electrochemical Interface. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 27, 8540–8545. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja0485210
3.) Roy, et al. Metal Ion Effects on Fullerene/Porphyrin Cocrystallization. Cryst. Growth Des. 2019, 19, 11, 6743–6751. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.cgd.9b01092
4.) Minari, et al. Molecular-packing-enhanced charge transport in organic field-effect transistors based on semiconducting porphyrin crystals. Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 123501 (2007);Â https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2786020
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6.) Inamo, et al. Electron transfer reactions between copper(ii) porphyrin complexes and various oxidizing reagents in acetonitrile. Dalton Trans., 2004, 1703-1707. https://doi.org/10.1039/B403760J
