Jennifer Chabra, Rukya Ali, Virginia Seng, and Alison Hyslop. St. John's University, Queens, NY
Porphyrins and metalloporphyrin compounds are used in energy conversion and in the molecular-scale as electronic devises. The synthesis of asymmetric porphyrin derivatives is of great interest for the development of new molecular structures. We are interested in the synthesis of porphyrin arrays in which a ferrocene moiety is attached to the porphyrin through an imidazole ring. A bis-porphyrin imidazolium compound has been synthesized and characterized, however, different routes are being taken to recreate this compound and to incorporate a ferrocene onto the imidazole ring.
