title: Hydrogenation effects in metalloporphycenes: synthesis and redox behavior of Ni(II)-tetra(n-propyl)dihydroporphycene.
abstract: Hydrogenated tetrapropylporphycenes, 2,3-dihydro-2,7,12,17-tetrapropylporphycene 1 and its Ni(II) complex 2, have been prepared and the hydrogenation effects on their electronic structure characterized. A one-electron reduction of 2 promotes dehalogenation of organic halides whose observation is unprecedented for the porphycene compounds.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Moto-oka, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan.
authors.forename: Toru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Okawara
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: Masaaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.forename: Hisashi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shimakoshi
authors.forename: Yoshio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hisaeda