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Oxybenziporphyrin, a Fully Aromatic Semiquinone Porphyrin Analog with Pathways for 18π‐Electron Delocalization
Author(s) -
Lash Timothy D.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.199525331
Subject(s) - porphyrin , electron delocalization , semiquinone , delocalized electron , chemistry , photochemistry , electron , physics , stereochemistry , organic chemistry , quinone , quantum mechanics
The hydroxyl substituent makes it happen! Unlike the nonaromatic benziporphyrin 1a (X = H), the hydroxy compound 1b (X = OH) favors the fully aromatic semiquinone tautomer 2 .