title: Adding to the confusion! Synthesis and metalation of pyrazole analogues of the porphyrins.
abstract: N-substituted pyrazole dialdehydes are shown to react with a tripyrrane under '3 + 1' conditions to give aza-analogues of the N-confused porphyrins; these novel porphyrinoids show borderline aromatic properties and readily afford organometallic derivatives with Ni(OAc)2 and Pd(OAc)2.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois, 61790-4160, USA. tdlash@ilstu.edu
authors.forename: Timothy D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Lash
authors.forename: Alexandra M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: Amber L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Von Ruden
authors.forename: Gregory M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Ferrence