title: Iron and copper complexes of tetraphenyl-m-benziporphyrin: reactivity of the internal C-H bond.
abstract: Iron and copper complexes of tetraphenyl-m-benziporphyrin (TPmBPH)H have been prepared and structurally characterized. The iron system, (TPmBPH)Fe(II)Br, contains a high-spin Fe(II) center. In the solid state the complex forms dimeric units linked by weak CH.Br hydrogen bonds. The Cu complex contains a tetrameric copper cluster with a Cu(2)Cl(4)(2)(-) unit bridging two [(TPmBPCl)Cu(II)](+) fragments. The formation of (TPmBPCl)H represents an example of copper-catalyzed chlorination on the internal carbon atom of (TPmBPH)H.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, National Changhua University of Education, Changhua 50058, Taiwan. chchung@cc.ncue.edu.tu
authors.forename: Chen-Hsiung
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Hung
authors.forename: Fei-Chien
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Cheng-Yu
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Krystyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rachlewicz
authors.forename: Marcin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stepień
authors.forename: Lechosław
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Latos-Grazyński
authors.forename: Gene-Hsiang
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Shie-Ming
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Peng