Biliazine: A ring open phthalocyanine analog with a: Meso hydrogen bond

Briana R. Schrage, Victor N. Nemykin, Christopher J. Ziegler

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Abstract

The hemiporphyrazine type chelate and phthalocyaninine analog biliazine (H2BlzH) and its metal complexes can be synthesized in one-step from a monosubstituted diiminisoindoline (DII). This singly substituted precursor is produced from the reaction of unsubstituted DII and 2-aminopyrazole. The biliazine macrocycle is a tetradentate chelate where the ring is closed via a strong hydrogen bond at the meso position. Although the hydrogen bond closes the ring, there is little evidence for 18-electron type annulene aromaticity across the macrocycle, as seen in the UV-visible and MCD spectra and supported by DFT calculations.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6628-6631
Number of pages4
JournalChemical Communications
Volume56
Issue number49
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 21 2020
Externally publishedYes

Funding

Generous support from the Minnesota Supercomputing Institute, NSERC, University of Manitoba, and WestGrid Canada to V. N. N. is greatly appreciated.

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