Chem
ical ox
idat
ion of (TMP)Mn
III(Cl) (TMP= the tetrames
itylporphyr
inato d
ian
ion) byFe(ClO
4)
3 leads to theporphyr
in-ox
id
ized product(TMP
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III(ClO
4)
2.Magnet
ic measurements and EPR spectroscopy show thatthetotal sp
in of the complex changes from
S =
5/
2 at h
igh temperature to
S =
3/
2 at low temperature. L
igandexchangeof the perchlorato l
igands
in(TMP
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III(ClO
4)
2by chlor
ide an
ions
is accompan
ied by a change of theox
idat
ions
ite from porphyr
in to metal, result
ing
in(TMP)Mn
IV(Cl)
2. Th
ish
igh-valent-metal complex can effect chlor
ineatom transfer to olef
ins, as well as to d
imedone and chlorod
imedone,natural substrates of chloroperox
idases.