The thermochemistry of oxo transfer from coordinated nitrite inthedinitro(5,10,15,20-tetrakis(
o-pivalamidophenyl)porphinato)iron(III) anion, ion-paired with thetetrapropylammonium ion,{[Fe
IIITpivPP(NO
2)
2]
-Pr
4N
+},has beenevaluated in acetonitrile solution. This oxo-transferhalf-reaction of{[Fe
IIITpivPP(NO
2)
2]
-Pr
4N
+}has been assessedon the basis of the determination of the
E1/2= +0.54 V vs SHE for the reversible[Fe
II/IIITpivPP(NO)(NO
2)]
-/0couple and the measurement of the formation constants for theassociation of NO and NO
2- withthemononitroiron(III) porphyrin derivative. The formation constantfor nitric oxide association,
KNO, has thevalue(1.21 ± 0.08) × 10
3. The stability constant,
K2, for association of a second nitro ligand in0.0100 Mtetrapropylammonium perchlorate medium has been estimated as 2.18 ×10
3. The oxo-transfer half-reaction freeenergy,
G(X/XO), for
additionof oxygen to[Fe
IITpivPP(NO)(NO
2)]
-to form{[Fe
IIITpivPP(NO
2)
2]
-Pr
4N
+}hasbeen found to be -50 kJ/mol.