Inverted sapphyrin: a new family of doubly N-confused expanded porphyrins.

J Am Chem Soc

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, 1 University Station A5300, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712-0156, USA.

Published: October 2006

The synthesis of an inverted, methoxylated sapphyrin derivative is described. This system, wherein inversion of pyrrolic nitrogen atoms is configurationally enforced via the use of a 3,3'-bipyrrolic precursor, displays what is best described as "weak aromaticity" as judged from its spectroscopic features and supporting theoretical calculations.

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