Oxidative Porphyrinoid Metamorphosis of Fourfold N‐Confused [32]Octaphyrin Bis‐Metal Complex to Doubly Linked 10‐Oxacorrole Metal Complex Dimer
Abstract
-mediated cyclization of β,β'-dibromotetrapyrrin metal complexes furnishes fourfold N-confused (NC) [32]octaphyrin bis-metal complexes that exhibit global antiaromaticity. Subsequent site-selective oxidation at the inner α-positions triggers an unprecedented porphyrinoid metamorphosis, affording doubly linked 10-oxacorrole metal complex dimers via oxygen incorporation and skeletal reorganization. Notably, these products display dual electronic structures in which locally aromatic 18π 10-oxacorrole subunits are embedded within a globally antiaromatic 32π circuit, whereas diketo-octaphyrin metal complex products show globally aromatic 30π systems. This transformation demonstrates that oxidative functionalization of NC frameworks enables precise control over both molecular topology and π-electronic structure. These findings establish oxidative skeletal editing as a general strategy for inducing porphyrinoid metamorphosis and accessing previously unattainable aromaticity patterns.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry
Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds
Porphyrin Metabolism and Disorders
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Angewandte Chemie International Edition
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Volume
- 65
- Issue
- 36
- Pages
- e4104555–e4104555
- Publication date
- 15 July 2026
- Language
- EN