Sulfur base ligation to iron(II) and cobalt(II) porphyrins

Abstract
Equilibrium constants for the binding of S bases to Co(II)porphyrins were measured in toluene solution by a spectrophotometric method. The order of decreasing binding strength of S ligands to Co(II)porphyrins was mercaptide ions .mchgt. thioethers > mercaptans. A similar stability order of these S ligands should exist towards Fe(II)porphyrins, but formation constants could be obtained only for the mercaptide ions.