Rhodium(III) porphyrin complexes, [Rh(4-PyT
3P)Cl]
4 (
1) and [Rh(2-PytB
3P)Cl]
2 (
2) (4-PyT
3P = 5-(4-pyridyl)-10,15,20-tritolylporphyrinato dianion, 2-PytB
3P = 5-(2-pyridyl)-10,15,20-tri(4-
tert-butyl)phenylporphyrinato dianion), wereself-assembled and characterized by
1H nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, infrared spectroscopy, andelectron spray ionization-mass spectroscopy methods. The spectroscopic results certified that the rhodium porphyrincomplexes
1 and
2 have a cyclic tetrameric structure and a cofacial dimeric structure, respectively. The X-raystructure analysis of
1 confirmed the cyclic structure of the complex. The Soret bands of both oligomers weresignificantly broadened by excitonic interactions between the porphyrin units, compared to those observed for acorresponding analogue of Rh(TTP)(Py)Cl (TTP = 5,10,15,20-tetratolylporphyrinato dianion, Py = pyridine). Stepwiseoxidation of the porphyrin rings in the oligomers was observed by cyclic voltammetry. The oligomers
1 and
2 arevery stable in solution, and they slowly undergo reactions with pyridine to give corresponding monomer complexesonly at high temperatures (~80
C).