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Hexaalkyl Terpyrrole: A New Building Block for the Preparation of Expanded Porphyrins
Author(s) -
Sessler Jonathan L.,
Weghorn Steven J.,
Hiseada Yoshio,
Lynch Vincent
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.19950010110
Subject(s) - porphyrin , pyrrole , chemistry , crystallography , single crystal , bridging (networking) , combinatorial chemistry , stereochemistry , polymer chemistry , organic chemistry , computer science , computer network
A new, general synthesis of the first β ‐substituted tetra‐ and hexaalkyl terpyrroles is described. Also described are two new classes of expanded porphyrins derived from the hexaalkyl terpyrrole. The key step in the terpyrrole formation is the copper( II )‐mediated oxidative coupling of the LDA‐derived enolates of α‐keto pyrroles. The first new expanded porphyrin reported here, the so‐called “orangarin”, contains five pyrrolic subunits and two bridging carbon atoms, and is formally a 20π‐electron nonaromatic macrocycle. The second new class of expanded porphyrins, the “amethyrins”, are 24π‐electron nonaromatic macrocycles containing six pyrrole units. Both of these new macrocycles, as well as one of the new terpyrrolic precursors have been structurally characterized by single crystal X‐ray diffraction analysis.