title: Synthesis of meso-5-azaindolyl-appended Zn(II) porphyrins via Pd-catalyzed annulation.
abstract: Pd-catalyzed annulation reaction of meso-hexynyl Zn(II) porphyrin with 4-amino-3-iodopyridine efficiently provides meso-3-(5-azaindolyl)-substituted Zn(II) porphyrin as a major product, which assembles to form a slipped cofacial dimer by the complementary coordination of the pyridine moiety to the Zn(II) center. 2-iodoaniline and 2-iodophenol also undergo this [3 + 2] annulation with the meso-hexynyl Zn(II) porphyrin to furnish meso-indolyl- and benzofuranyl-substituted Zn(II) porphyrins, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan.
authors.forename: Chihiro
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shinokubo
authors.forename: Atsuhiro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Osuka