A non-fused mono-meso-free pentaphyrin and its rhodium(I) complex.
5,10,15,20-Tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl) [22]pentaphyrin(1.1.1.1.1) 7 was synthesised and its bis-rhodium(I) complex 12 has been revealed to be a non-fused, yet planar pentaphyrin with an inverted pyrrole. Both 7 and 12 are aromatic, showing sharp Soret-like bands and diatropic ring currents.
Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan.
Tomoki
T
Yoneda
Hirotaka
H
Mori
Byung Sun
BS
Lee
Min-Chul
MC
Yoon
Dongho
D
Kim
Atsuhiro
A
Osuka