METAL COMPLEXES WITH TETRAPYRROLE LIGANDS .69. FACILE SYNTHESIS AND C-13-NMR SPECTRUM OF DICHLORO(OCTAETHYLPORPHYRINATO)ZIRCONIUM(IV)

The synthesis of 8,12,13,17,18-octaethylporphyrinato)zirconium(IV), Zr (oep)Cl-2, from zirconium tetrachloride and octaethylporphyrin, H-2(oe p), is described. The reported synthesis is a new and simple route to this precursor of organometallic compounds. Zr(oep)Cl-2 was characteri zed by elemental analyses, H-1- and C-13-NMR, UV/Vis, and mass spectra . Hydrolysis yielded a mixture of mono- and binuclear hydroxy zirconiu m(IV) porphyrins.