ChemInform Abstract: Macrocyclic [4n + 2]‐Hueckel Aromatic Systems up to n = 9 and [4n] Antiaromatic Systems up to n = 10: Homologous Sequences from Tetraepoxy[24]annulene(2.0.2.0) to Tetraepoxy[40]annulene(12.0.12.0) and from the “Tetraoxa[22]porphyrin(2.0.2.0)‐” to the “Tetraoxa[38]porphyrin(12.0.12.0)”‐Dication.

Maerkl, G.; Knott, Thomas; Kreitmeier, Peter; Burgemeister, Thomas; Kästner, Fritz

doi:10.1002/chin.199841165

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“…Tetraepoxy Annulenes π-Conjugated systems with a close resemblance to the π skeleton were synthesized with multiple ethylene bridges between thiophene or furan units. Markl and co-workers 92 reported the synthesis of tetraepoxy annulenes by connecting two bifuran units through lengthy alkene bridges. They could be ideally considered as the expanded version of tetraoxa porphycene, 20.…”

Section: Isophlorin-like Macrocyclesmentioning

confidence: 78%

Isophlorinoids: The Antiaromatic Congeners of Porphyrinoids

et al. 2016

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Ever since the discovery of the porphyrin ring in "pigments of life", such as chlorophyll and hemoglobin, it has become a prime synthetic target for optoelectronic properties and in the design of metal complexes. During one such early expedition on the synthesis of porphyrin, Woodward proposed that condensing pyrrole with an aldehyde under acidic conditions yields the "precursor" porphyrinogen macrocycle. Its four-electron oxidation leads to the "transitory" 20π isophlorin, which undergoes subsequent two-electron oxidation to form the 18π "porphyrin". Due to its fleeting lifetime, it has been a synthetic challenge to stabilize the tetrapyrrolic isophlorin. This macrocycle symbolizes the antiaromatic character of a porphyrin-like macrocycle. In addition, the pyrrole NH also plays a key role in the proton-coupled, two-electron oxidation of isophlorin to the aromatic porphyrin. However, a major aspect of its unstable nature was attributed to its antiaromatic character, which is understood to destabilize the macrocycle upon conjugation. Antiaromaticity in general has not gained significant attention mainly due to the lack of stable 4nπ systems. In this regard, a stable isophlorin and its derivatives provide a glimmering hope to peek into the world of antiaromatic systems. This review will focus on the attempted synthesis of antiaromatic isophlorin ever since its conception. Based on recent synthetic advances, the chemistry of isophlorins can be expected to blossom into expanded derivatives of this antiaromatic macrocycle. Along with the synthetic details, the structural, electronic, and redox properties of isophlorin and its expanded derivatives will be elaborated.

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Section: Isophlorin-like Macrocyclesmentioning

confidence: 78%