Porphyrin silanes (PorSils) are a unique class of metalloporphyrins that contain a hexacoordinate silicon center. This review chronicles the comprehensive body of research on PorSils to-date, beginning with their first discovery in 1967 by Boylan and Calvin. In the intervening five-plus decades, the synthesis of PorSils have been varied and optimized. PorSils possessing a variety of substituents – both axial and peripherally – have been reported; such functionalization can impact the properties with electronic and/or steric influence. We explore the structural, physical, electronic, and spectral attributes of PorSils, outlining and comparing this data. The unique properties of PorSils have widened the scope for the applications of metalloporphyrins: researchers have reported the use of PorSils for GC/MS analysis, electric and photoelectric applications, dual luminophores for pressure and oxygen sensing, photocatalysis, and photodynamic therapy. This review provides the first comprehensive summary of the development of PorSils, their unique features, and their contribution to the field of porphyrin chemistry.

卟啉硅烷 (PorSils) 是一类独特的金属卟啉，含有六配位硅中心。这篇综述记录了迄今为止对 PorSils 的全面研究，从 Boylan 和 Calvin 于 1967 年首次发现开始。在其间的五年多时间里，PorSils 的合成已经发生了变化和优化。据报道，PorSils 具有多种取代基——包括轴向和外周取代基；这种功能化可以通过电子和/或空间影响来影响特性。我们探索 PorSils 的结构、物理、电子和光谱属性，概述和比较这些数据。PorSils 的独特性质拓宽了金属卟啉的应用范围：研究人员报告了 PorSils 用于 GC/MS 分析、电和光电应用、用于压力和氧传感、光催化和光动力治疗的双发光体。这篇综述首次全面总结了 PorSils 的发展、它们的独特之处以及它们对卟啉化学领域的贡献。