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    • Porphyrinoid chemistry

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    • Porphyrins and their analogues are crucial macrocyclic compounds with diverse applications.
    • Exploring novel porphyrinoid structures is essential for expanding their functional scope.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To synthesize and characterize novel 6-oxopyriphlorins.
    • To investigate the spectroscopic and electronic properties of these new porphyrinoids.
    • To explore the formation of metallo-derivatives.

    Main Methods:

    • Condensation of 2,6-pyridinedicarbaldehyde with tripyrranes.
    • Oxidation of pyriphlorin intermediates using silver(I) acetate.
    • Protonation studies with trifluoroacetic acid (TFA).
    • Spectroscopic analysis including proton NMR.
    • Metallation reactions with nickel(II) and palladium(II) acetates.

    Main Results:

    • Successful synthesis of 6-oxopyriphlorins in moderate to good yields.
    • Characterization of these nonaromatic porphyrinoids exhibiting bright green solutions.
    • Identification of mono- and dicationic protonated species.
    • Evidence for a weakly diatropic dicationic species from NMR data.
    • Formation of nickel(II) and palladium(II) metallo-derivatives.

    Conclusions:

    • 6-Oxopyriphlorins represent a novel class of nonaromatic porphyrinoids.
    • Their unique electronic properties and protonation behavior warrant further investigation.
    • The facile synthesis and metallation open avenues for new functional materials.