| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5223967 | Tetrahedron | 2010 | 5 Pages |
The structure of the ring-opened product from direct oxidation of meso-tetra-arylporphyrins has been controversial for three decades. Herein we show that bilitrienones 2 are obtained from oxidation of metal-free dodecasubstituted porphyrins 1 in the presence of sodium nitrite, trifluoroacetic acid, and air oxygen. The presence of the para-nonyl groups in 1b stabilized the corresponding bilitrienone 2b, which was characterized by X-ray crystallography. In the absence of the para-nonyl groups bilitrienone 2a undergoes a rapid hydration reaction, giving biladienone 3a as the major isolated product. The molecular structures of 2b and 3a, and the photochemical isomerization of 3a are discussed.
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