The highly distorted water-soluble 2,3,7,8,12,13,17,18-octabromo-5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-sulfonatophenyl)porphyrin (Br8TPPS44−) is readily protonated under acidic pH, forming the diacid H2Br8TPPS42− and subsequently the zwitterionic H4Br8TPPS4, which eventually evolves into J-aggregates. These latter species exhibit a relevant bathochromic shift with respect to the monomer with a quite sharp band due to motional narrowing. The depolarization ratio measured in resonant light scattering spectra allows estimating a tilt angle of ~20° of the porphyrins in the J-aggregate. The kinetic parameters are obtained by applying a model based on the initial slow nucleation step, leading to a nucleus containing m monomers, followed by fast autocatalytic growth. The kc values for this latter step increase on decreasing the acid concentration and on increasing the porphyrin concentration, with a strong power-law dependence. No spontaneous symmetry breaking or transfer of chirality from chiral inducers is observed. Both Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) and Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) point to the presence, in both the solid and solution phases, of globular-shaped aggregates with sizes close to 130 nm. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations performed on simplified models show that (i) upon protonation, the saddled conformation of the porphyrin ring is slightly altered, and a further rotation of the aryl rings occurs, and (ii) the diacid species is more stable than the parent unprotonated porphyrin. Time-dependent DFT analysis allows comparing the UV/Vis spectra for the two species, showing a consistent red shift upon protonation, even if larger than the experimental one. The simulated Raman spectrum agrees with the experimental spectrum acquired on solid samples.

Investigation of J-Aggregates of 2,3,7,8,12,13,17,18-Octabromo-5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-sulfonatophenyl) Porphyrin in Aqueous Solutions

Abdelaziz B.;Zagami R.;Patane S.;Romeo A.;Castriciano M. A.;Monsu Scolaro L.
2023-01-01

Abstract

The highly distorted water-soluble 2,3,7,8,12,13,17,18-octabromo-5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-sulfonatophenyl)porphyrin (Br8TPPS44−) is readily protonated under acidic pH, forming the diacid H2Br8TPPS42− and subsequently the zwitterionic H4Br8TPPS4, which eventually evolves into J-aggregates. These latter species exhibit a relevant bathochromic shift with respect to the monomer with a quite sharp band due to motional narrowing. The depolarization ratio measured in resonant light scattering spectra allows estimating a tilt angle of ~20° of the porphyrins in the J-aggregate. The kinetic parameters are obtained by applying a model based on the initial slow nucleation step, leading to a nucleus containing m monomers, followed by fast autocatalytic growth. The kc values for this latter step increase on decreasing the acid concentration and on increasing the porphyrin concentration, with a strong power-law dependence. No spontaneous symmetry breaking or transfer of chirality from chiral inducers is observed. Both Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) and Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) point to the presence, in both the solid and solution phases, of globular-shaped aggregates with sizes close to 130 nm. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations performed on simplified models show that (i) upon protonation, the saddled conformation of the porphyrin ring is slightly altered, and a further rotation of the aryl rings occurs, and (ii) the diacid species is more stable than the parent unprotonated porphyrin. Time-dependent DFT analysis allows comparing the UV/Vis spectra for the two species, showing a consistent red shift upon protonation, even if larger than the experimental one. The simulated Raman spectrum agrees with the experimental spectrum acquired on solid samples.
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