在生物系統中,紫質扮演了非常重要的角色,如細胞色素 cytochrome P450 為一單氧酵素(monooxygenase),在生物體內以鐵紫質作為活化氧分子之活化中心,進行非常多樣的催化反應,例如alkane 和arene hydroxylations,alkene epoxidation,N-oxidation,S-oxidation 和N-,O-,S-dealkylation。為了對cytochrome P450 有進一步了解,因此合成各種鐵紫質並研究其催化性質。 我們之前已經成功合成出一系列新的無金屬寡電子紫質。現在我們進一步藉由這些無金屬寡電子紫質為基礎,在紫質中心改為鑲入鐵金屬,合成出一系列鐵紫質。並以模擬生物系統中cytochrome P450催化反應,進行alkene epoxidation。根據結果顯示,我們所合成出的鐵紫質,在催化反應中有較低的穩定性,但仍然具有催化的特性。
Porphyrins play crucial roles in biological systems. For example, cytochrome P-450 enzymes are heme-containing monooxygenases, which carried out various oxidation catalysis such as alkane and arene hydroxylation, alkene epoxidation, N-oxidation, S-oxidation, and N-,O-,S-dealkylation. To better understand oxidation reactions catalyzed by cytochrome P-450enzymes, a variety of metalloporphyrins have been synthesized as models. We have previously studied a series of novel electron-deficient free-base porphyrins bearing one or two N-methyl-2, 3, or 4-pyridylethynyl groups. In this thesis, a series of Iron(III) N-methyl-pyridylethynyl-5, 15-biphenyl-porphines were prepared and tested as catalyst in epoxidation of alkenes with iodosylbenzene as oxidant. The results suggest that these iron porphyrins are less stable toward the catalytical reactions.