Recent Advances in Main Group Coordination Driven Porphyrins: A Comprehensive Review

Abstract The novel and exciting class of porphyrin‐based compounds are the main group coordination‐driven porphyrins (MGCPs) with a central main group element into the porphyrin macrocycle. MGCPs have unique properties, reactivity, and potential applications in catalysis, sensing, biomedicine etc. This comprehensive review article discusses recent advances in the field of main group coordination driven porphyrins and explores some of its potential uses in solar cells, catalysis, antimicrobial, optoelectronic devices, sensing, and catalysis. The addition of main group elements to porphyrin systems has resulted in the production of entirely novel compounds that have intriguing qualities including increased stability and catalytic activity. Significant modifications in these unique compounds features are apparent through the analysis of their structural properties. It encompasses FTIR, proton NMR, electrical and optical characterisation in addition to an electrochemical analysis of those parameters. They serve as significant building blocks for the creation of cutting‐edge materials and technologies in a variety of scientific and technical disciplines because to their special qualities and adaptability. Researchers working in the domains of coordination chemistry, catalysis, and materials science will find this study to be of interest since it offers a thorough examination of current developments in main group coordination driven porphyrins and their prospective applications. Overall, main group porphyrins are used in many different fields, such as sensing, catalysis, and optoelectronic devices.