title: Supersizing pyrrole-modified porphyrins by reversal of the 'breaking and mending' strategy.
abstract: While the 'breaking and mending of porphyrin strategy' proved versatile in the generation of a range of pyrrole-modified porphyrins containing 4-, 5-, and 6-membered heterocycles, it failed to access systems incorporating larger rings. A reversal of the strategy - first mending, then breaking - now allowed the formation of a pyrrole-modified porphyrin containing an 8-membered 1,3,6-triazocine-2,4,8-trione heterocycle.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, 55 N. Eagleville Rd., Storrs, CT 06269-3060, USA. c.bruckner@uconn.edu.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Luciano
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, 55 N. Eagleville Rd., Storrs, CT 06269-3060, USA. c.bruckner@uconn.edu.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Tardie
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, 560 Oval Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2084, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zeller
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, 55 N. Eagleville Rd., Storrs, CT 06269-3060, USA. c.bruckner@uconn.edu.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Brückner