Experimental determination of enthalpies of solution of tetraphenyl porphyrin (TPP) and some metal derivatives, in chloroform: interpretation of the solvation processes at a molecular level.

The enthalpies of solution, Delta(sol)H(m), for 5,10,15,20-tetraphenylporphine (CA registry number 917-23-7, TPP), 5,10,15,20-tetraphenylporphine of Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II), and Zn(II) (to be written as CoTPP, NiTPP, CuTPP, and ZnTPP) in chloroform, were calorimetrically measured at T = 298 K in the concentration ranging from 3.5 x 10(-5) to 2.8 x 10(-4) mol.kg(-1). Through the linear extrapolation of the experimental data, corresponding values at infinite dilution were determined as: Delta(sol)H(m) (ZnTPP) = (55.5 +/- 0.2) kJ x mol(-1), Delta(sol)H(m) (CoTPP) = (36.9 +/- 0.2) kJ x mol(-1), Delta(sol)H(m) (TPP) = (25.7 +/- 0.6) kJ x mol(-1), Delta(sol)H(m) (NiTPP) = (15.6 +/- 0.1) kJ x mol(-1), and Delta(sol)H(m) (CuTPP) = (15.6 +/- 0.1) kJ x mol(-1). The enthalpies of solvation for the five compounds were also determined using the previously published values for the enthalpy of sublimation, as well as complementary data from the literature. The values obtained are as follows: Delta(solv)H(m)(TPP) = -(158.3 +/- 2.1) kJ x mol(-1), Delta(solv)H(m)(CoTPP) = -(154.1 +/- 2.0) kJ x mol(-1), Delta(solv)H(m)(CuTPP) = -(149.4 +/- 5.0) kJ x mol(-1) Delta(solv)H(m)(NiTPP) = -(141.4 +/- 4.0) kJ x mol(-1), and Delta(solv)H(m)(ZnTPP) = -(140.5 +/- 3.0) kJ x mol(-1). The results are analyzed in relation to several molecular properties such as ionic radius, electronic spectra, and Connolly surface. An explanation of the observed trends for solvation enthalpies is proposed.