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Manganese as a template: a new synthesis of corrole
1Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland D-97074, Würzburg, Germany. Martin.Broering@mail.uni-wuerzburg.de
Abstract:
The reaction of 2,2'-bisdipyrrins 1, 2, and 3 with manganese(II) acetate tetrahydrate and molecular dioxygen yields the manganese(III)corroles 4, 5 and 6, which are readily demetalated to the respective free-base corroles.