Acid-base properties of thianaphthene-annulated porphyrazine and tetra(pyrazino)porphyrazine complexes with aluminum group metals

Acid-base properties of Al(III), Ga(III), and In(III) complexes with tert-butyl-substituted thianaphthene-annulated porphyrazine and tetra(2,3-pyrazino)porphyrazine in proton-donor medium (CH 2 Cl 2 -CF 3 COOH) were studied by spectrophotometric titration. The concentration stability constants of the singly protonated complexes were determined. The effects of the metal nature and aromatic heterocyclic fragment on the basicity of meso-nitrogen atoms were analyzed. Negative inductive effect of the sulfur atom in the thianaphthene fragment reduces the basicity of the meso-nitrogen atoms as compared to analogous porphyrazine and phthalocyanine complexes. Acid-base transformations of the thianaphthene-annulated tetra(2,3-pyrazino)porphyrazine involve both meso-nitrogen atoms and those in the pyrazine rings.