Abstract
A new expanded porphycene with 26 π-electrons has been prepared by the McMurry coupling of 1,4-bis(3,4-diethyl-2-pyrryl)benzene dialdehyde. Expansion of the porphycene framework provides a ligand capable of stabilizing a bis(rhodium) and a monoruthenium complex. These new porphycene derivatives absorb strongly in the NIR spectral region, with appreciable absorptivity up to 1300 nm. On the basis of their ground- and excited-state spectroscopic features and structural parameters, both the free-base system and the bis(rhodium) complex are considered to be Hückel-type aromatic systems. This conclusion is supported by DFT calculations.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2575-2579 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
Volume | 57 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Mar 2018 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- macrocycles
- McMurry reaction
- near-infrared absorption
- porphycenes
- rhodium