Cyclo[8]isoindoles: ring-expanded and annelated porphyrinoids.
Cyclo[8]isoindoles: ring-expanded and annelated porphyrinoids.
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10.1002/anie.201007510
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2011-06
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T. Okujima;G. Jin;N. Matsumoto;J. Mack;Shigeki Mori;K. Ohara;Daiki Kuzuhara;C. Ando;N. Ono;H. Yamada;H. Uno;N. Kobayashi
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T. Okujima;G. Jin;N. Matsumoto;J. Mack;Shigeki Mori;K. Ohara;Daiki Kuzuhara;C. Ando;N. Ono;H. Yamada;H. Uno;N. Kobayashi
In recent years there has been a growing focus on the chemistry of ring-expanded porphyrins such as hexaphyrins and octaphyrins, because their properties differ markedly from those of conventional porphyrins in a manner that makes them potentially suitable for a number of novel practical applications.[1–5] Cyclo [8] pyrrole([30] octaphyrin (0.0. 0.0. 0.0. 0.0)), along with its smaller cyclo [6]-and cyclo [7] pyrrole analogues, was first reported by Sessler and co-workers based on an oxidative coupling of 2, 2’-bipyrrole with FeCl3.[6] A key structural difference with respect to the porphyrins is the complete absence of meso carbon atoms.[7] The photophysical,[5] anion-binding,[7a, b] and liquid-crystalline properties [7c] of cyclo [n] pyrroles (n= 6–8) have been studied in-depth, along with their electronic structures.[7d, 8] The UV/Vis absorption spectra of cyclo [8] pyrroles contain a weaker band at approximately 430 nm (ε% 1 105 mÀ1 cmÀ1) and a more intense band at approximately 1100nm (ε% 2 105 mÀ1 cmÀ1).[6a] The strong absorbance in the near-IR (NIR) region makes these compounds potentially suitable for use in optical storage and signaling devices. Despite the large variety of ring-annelated porphyrins that have been successfully synthesized,[9] there have been no reports of fused-ring-expanded cyclo [n] pyrroles, because the preparation of the required precursors is extremely challenging. To date, only β-alkyl substituted compounds have been prepared.[6, 7] The ability to fine-tune the wavelengths of the major absorption bands based on structural modifications such as ring annelation would greatly enhance the utility of these compounds for practical applications. Herein, we report the first successful synthesis of cyclo [8] isoindole (3) based on an oxidative coupling of bicyclo [2.2. 2] octadiene (BCOD)-fused 2, 2’-bipyrrole (1), followed by the retro-Diels–Alder reaction of cyclo [8] BCODpyrrole (2; Scheme1). We also report an in-depth analysis of the optical properties and electronic structures of 2 and 3 based on magnetic circular dichroism (MCD) spectroscopy and time-dependent (TD) DFT calculations.Recently, we reported the synthesis of benzosapphyrins using the retro-Diels–Alder strategy to form fused-ringexpanded porphyrins from precursors with fused BCOD groups.[10] A similar strategy is adopted to synthesize cyclo [8]-isoindoles. The BCOD-fused 2, 2’-bipyrrole 1 was prepared from BCOD-fused pyrrole according to literature procedures.[10a, 11] Details of the synthesis of 2 under different conditions are summarized in Table1. Initially, reaction conditions similar to those reported by Sessler and co-workers [6a] were adopted with a 1m H2SO4 solution of FeCl3 as the oxidant. In the procedure reported by Sessler and co-workers, the solution of 1 was slowly added to a mixture of the oxidant and acid over a period of 9 h by syringe pump. In contrast, we immediately added all of the FeCl3· 6H2O oxidant and H2SO4 toa2mm solution of 1 in CHCl3 and stirred the mixture for 45 minutes at 08C. After purification by silica gel column chromatography and gel permeation chromatography (GPC), 2 was obtained as deep blue crystals in 43% yield. The MALDI-TOF mass spectrum contained a molecular ion peak