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π-Interactions as a tool for an easy deposition of meso-tetraferrocenylporphyrin on surfaces†‡
Andrea Vecchi,Valentina Grippo,Barbara Floris,Andrea Giacomo Marrani,Valeria Conte,Pierluca Galloni
New Journal of Chemistry Pub Date : 07/25/2013 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/C3NJ00519D
Abstract

A bottom-up approach was employed to prepare novel Self-Assembled Monolayers (SAMs) in which a naphthyl moiety acted as a “π-binder” for unfunctionalised meso-tetraferrocenylporphyrin (H2TFcP). Four naphthalene derivatives with an appropriate functional group were synthesized and SAMs were prepared both on gold and ITO surfaces. Mixed H2TFcP–naphthalene films were thoroughly characterized using UV-Vis, XPS and electrochemical techniques. In particular, angle-dependent XPS experiments revealed an almost perpendicular orientation of the porphyrin on surfaces, suggesting that an intercalation occurred among naphthalene units. A large amount of porphyrin was deposited on both the surfaces (in the order of 10−10 mol × cm−2), comparable to that afforded by more conventional covalent linkages. However, significant differences in homogeneity between SAMs on gold and ITO resulted in a diverse electrochemical behaviour. The electrochemical activity of the oxidised porphyrin was restored by prolonged exposure of the modified gold electrode (tens of seconds) to a negative potential, whereas no response was detected after the same treatment on ITO. This novel approach provides a general and versatile strategy to bind meso-substituted porphyrins on a pre-formed monolayer without the necessity for further functionalisations.

Graphical abstract: π-Interactions as a tool for an easy deposition of meso-tetraferrocenylporphyrin on surfaces
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