We report the synthesis and characterization of two porphyrin arrays C 6 F 5 -PyZnDP and Mes-PyZnDP covalently linked by a pyrene moiety which differs from their substituents at their meso-positions. The key precursor bis-dipyrromethane linked with a pyrene bridge was prepared by the acidcatalyzed condensation of pyrene-1,6-dialdehyde with excess pyrrole. The synthesis of C 6 F 5 -PyZnDP was carried out via two different synthetic routes, with one being efficient over the other. Therefore, the superior route was employed for the synthesis of C 6 F 5 -PyZnDP and Mes-PyZnDP. Both the free base and metalated diporphyrins show bathochromically shifted absorption and intense red emission due to the extended π-conjugation through pyrene and porphyrins. The single-crystal X-ray structure reveals an orthogonal orientation of pyrene in between the two planar porphyrins and a slipped stacked packing arrangement in the crystal structure with large meso−meso distances. DFT analysis of both the ground state and the excited S1 state of the macrocycles indicates the difference in the HOMO and LUMO contribution in both the states arising from slight twisting from the mean orthogonal position in the excited state. Further, the Forster energy transfer (FRET) efficiencies from pyrene (donor) to the covalently linked Zn-porphyrins (acceptor) are estimated to be 85 and 91% for Mes-PyZnDP and C 6 F 5 -PyZnDP, respectively.
The 6/6/5-fused tricyclic scaffold is a central feature of structurally complex terpenoid natural products. A stepeconomical cascade transformation that leads to a complex molecular skeleton is regarded as a sustainable methodology. Therefore, we report the first Mn(I)-catalyzed C(sp 2 )−H chemoselective in situ dienylation and diastereoselective intramolecular Diels−Alder reaction using iso-pentadienyl carbonate to access 6/6/5-fused tricyclic scaffolds. To the best of our knowledge, there is no such report thus far to utilize iso-pentadienyl carbonate as a substrate in C−H activation catalysis. Extensive mechanistic studies, such as the isolation of catalytically active organo-manganese(I) complexes, 1,3-dienyl-intermediates, and isotopic labeling experiments have supported the proposed mechanism of this cascade reaction.
Selective linear 1,3‐dienylations are essential transformations, and numerous synthetic efforts have been documented. However, a general method enabling access to electron‐rich, ‐poor, and biologically relevant dienyl molecules is in high demand. Hence, we report a straightforward method of manganese(I)‐catalyzed C−H dienylation of arenes by using iso‐pentadienyl carbonate as a five carbon synthon. This is a highly unprecedented report for selective linear 1,3‐dienylation using manganese C−H activation catalysis. Our method facilitates the synthesis of varieties of dienes, including those suitable for normal or inverse electron demand Diels‐Alder reactions, dienyl glycoconjugates, and unnatural amino acids. Extensive mechanistic studies, including isolation of C−H activated organo‐manganese complex and isotopic analyses, have supported the proposed mechanism of this dienylation. The synthetic applicability of this method eased to deliver a 6/6/5‐fused tricyclic nagilactone scaffold.
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