Stepwise syntheses of tri- and tetraphosphaporphyrinogens

Duncan Carmichael (1) , Aurélie Escalle-Lewis (1) , Gilles Frison (2) , X. F Le Goff (1) , Eric Muller (1)

1 DCPH - Laboratoire Hétéroéléments et Coordination
2 DCMR - Laboratoire des mécanismes réactionnels

A double ring-expansion methodology allows the stepwise synthesis of tri- and tetra-phosphaporhyrinogens. Structural and calculational methods reveal extended delocalisation about their phospholide centres.

Mots clés: Macrocycle; phosphorus; phosphaferrocene; DFT; aromaticity

Domaines: Chimie organique; Chimie de coordination; Chimie théorique et/ou physique

Duncan Carmichael, Aurélie Escalle-Lewis, Gilles Frison, X. F Le Goff, Eric Muller. Stepwise syntheses of tri- and tetraphosphaporphyrinogens. Chemical Communications, 2012, 48, pp.302-304. ⟨10.1039/c1cc15421d⟩. ⟨hal-00766160⟩