title: Rhodium(i), rhodium(iii) and iridium(iii) carbaporphyrins.
abstract: Treatment of a benzocarbaporphyrin with [Rh(CO)2Cl]2 in refluxing dichloromethane gave a rhodium(i) dicarbonyl complex, and further reaction in refluxing pyridine afforded an organometallic rhodium(iii) derivative. The carbaporphyrin also reacted with [Ir(COD)Cl]2 and pyridine in refluxing p-xylene to generate a related iridium(iii) compound. These novel metalated porphyrinoids retained strongly diatropic characteristics and were fully characterized by XRD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois 61790-4160, USA. tdlash@ilstu.edu.
authors.forename: Venkata A K
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Adiraju
authors.forename: Gregory M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Ferrence
authors.forename: Timothy D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Lash