Nitrogen insertion into a corrole ring: Iridium monoazaporphyrins

Joshua H. Palmer*, Theis Brock-Nannestad, Atif Mahammed, Alec C. Durrell, David Vandervelde, Scott Virgil, Zeev Gross, Harry B. Gray

*Corresponding author for this work
24 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

A new route to rare porphyrinoids: The non-innocence of the corrole ring allows the oxidative ring insertion of a nitrogen atom under mild conditions (see scheme; NBS=N-bromosuccinimide). The resulting meso-substituted azaporphyrins exhibit high-energy Soret absorption bands and red luminescence. This new synthetic route will allow for the development of novel azaporphyrin complexes with relevance to the study of biomimetic oxidations.

Original languageEnglish
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume50
Issue number40
Pages (from-to)9433-9436
Number of pages4
ISSN1433-7851
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 26 Sept 2011

Keywords

  • corroles
  • iridium
  • photophysics
  • porphyrinoids
  • ring enlargement

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Nitrogen insertion into a corrole ring: Iridium monoazaporphyrins'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this