beta-Fluorinated Porphyrins and Related Compounds: An Overview
Résumé
Apart from a few examples, -(poly)fluorinated and -(poly)perfluoroalkylated porphyrins were practically unknownuntil recently. In particular, -octafluoro-meso-tetraarylporphyrins remained elusive ligands owing to the lack of any convenient access. The aim of this microreview is to highlight recent progress in the synthesis and characterization of -fluoroporphyrins and -(perfluoroalkyl)porphyrins, two new classes of so-called electron-deficient porphyrins. (© Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2008)