A new series of β-heptasubstituted porphyrins MTPP(NO2)(Me)6 (M = 2H, CoII, NiII, CuII, and ZnII) was synthesized and characterized by various spectroscopic techniques. The single-crystal X-ray structure analysis of ...
Several ruffled β-to-ortho-phenyl monofused metalloporphyrins (MIIMFPs) with 1,3-indanedione functionality have been synthesized by oxidative fusion of free base trans-chlorins via nickel insertion followed by the skeletal ...
Two new families of “push–pull” tetraphenylporphyrins with one acetylacetone (acac) or ethyl acetate (EA) moiety at a β-pyrrole position of the macrocycle and two Br or Ph substituents at the antipodal β-positions were ...
β-substituted D-A porphyrins have been synthesized via Suzuki coupling reaction and characterized by various spectroscopic techniques. Two different electron donating moieties i.e. 4-(carbazol-9-ylmethyl)phenyl and ...
A new series of mixed β-substituted dibenzoporphyrins were synthesized, and the effect of β-substitution on the spectral and electrochemical redox properties of the macrocycle was elucidated. The synthetic route to ...
To study the correlation of macrocycle nonplanarity and catalytic activity of free base porphyrins in detail, a series of six tetraphenylporphyrins with graded degree of β-ethyl substitution (“H2EtxTPPs” 1–6; x = 0, 2, 4, ...
The electrochemical and physicochemical properties of tetraphenylporphyrins and tetraphenylchlorins with two fused indanedione (IND) or malononitrile (MN) groups and two antipodal Br, Ph, or H β-substituents are investigated ...
The bicyclo[1.1.1]pentane (BCP) unit is under scrutiny as a bioisostere in drug molecules. We employed methodologies for the synthesis of different BCP triazole building blocks from one precursor, 1-azido-3-iodobicyclo[1 ...
Bench-stable meso-substituted di(p/m-benzi)homoporphyrins were synthesized through acid-catalyzed condensation of dipyrrole derivatives with aryl aldehydes. The insertion of a 1,1,2,2-tetraphenylethene (TPE) or ...
The remarkable structural and electronic properties of rigid non-conjugated hydrocarbons afford attractive opportunities to design molecular building blocks for both medicinal and material applications. The bridgehead ...
N-Confused meso-tetrakis(4-carbomethoxyphenyl)porphyrin (1) and its Ni(II) complex (1 a) have been synthesized and utilized for anion sensing studies, and the results are compared with N-confused meso-tetraphenylporphyrin ...
Connecting two porphyrin units in a rigid linear fashion, without any undesired electron delocalization or communication between the chromophores, remains a synthetic challenge. Herein, a broad library of functionally ...
Tetraphenylethylene (TPE) and its derivatives exhibit excellent aggregation-induced emission (AIE) properties. The TPE unit is easily accessible, and many functional groups can be introduced in a facile manner to yield ...
The Cover Feature shows artist Ella Marushenko′s view of the docking between an iodinated bicyclo(1.1.1)pentane (BCP) derivative and 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane (DABCO). It illustrates noncovalent interactions of the BCP ...
A Langmuir film of cubane-bridged bisporphyrin (H2por-cubane-H2por) at the air/water interface was developed and characterized. The floating film was successfully employed for the chiral discrimination between l- and ...
5,10,15,20-Tetrakis(3-hydroxyphenyl)porphyrin (m-THPP) bearing various nitrogen and sulfur containing heterocycles, aromatic, aliphatic and alicyclic residues covalently linked to the oxygen atom of the meta-hydroxy group ...
Free base 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-carboxylatophenyl)porphyrin stands for the class of powerful porphyrin photosensitizers for singlet oxygen generation and light-harvesting. The atomic level selectivity of dynamic UV pump – ...
Porphyrins are variously substituted tetrapyrrolic macrocycles, with wide-ranging biological and chemical applications derived from metal chelation in the core and the 18π aromatic surface. Under suitable conditions, the ...
Bicyclo[1.1.1]pentane (BCP) motifs are of growing importance to the pharmaceutical industry as sp3-rich bioisosteres of benzene rings and as molecular building blocks in materials science. Herein we explore the behavior ...
We report a two-step approach to obtain synthetically versatile bicyclo[1.1.1]pentane (BCP) derivatives using Grignard reagents. This method allows the incorporation of BCP units in tetrapyrrolic macrocycles and the synthesis ...