Abstract
Use of pivalaldehyde in mixed acid-catalyzed condensations of an aryl aldehyde with pyrrole allows the isolation and structural characterization of stable porphomethenes (5,10,15,22-tetrahydroporphyrins) and porphodimethenes (both 5,10- and 5,15-diphydroporphyrins) as intermediates of porphyrin synthesis. Crystal structures reveal the importance of the absolute configuration at the sp3-hybridized centers for the oxidation and stability of these (bio)synthetic intermediates. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 8927-8932 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Tetrahedron |
Volume | 56 |
Issue number | 45 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 3 2000 |
Keywords
- Hydroporphyrins
- Porphodimethenes
- Porphomethenes
- Porphyrins and analogues
- Pyrroles
- Silver porphyrins
- Steric effects
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Drug Discovery
- Organic Chemistry