Abstract
The title compound was prepared by condensation of pyrrole and diphenylacetaldehyde in 16% yield. Based on spectroscopic data, the free base porphyrin exhibits a nonplanar macrocycle in solution with a degree of distortion between that of 5,10,15,20-tetracyclohexylporphyrin and 5,10,15,20-tetra(t-butyl)porphyrin. A crystal structure determination of the cobalt(II) complex reveals a ruffled macrocycle conformation with an average out-of-plane displacement of the meso carbon atoms by 0.55 Å.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 662-666 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section B Journal of Chemical Sciences |
Volume | 54 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 1999 |
Keywords
- Cobalt porphyrins
- Conformation
- Crystal structure
- Porphyrins
- Steric strain
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Chemistry