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James T Brewster1, Hadiqa Zafar1, Harrison D Root1
1Department of Chemistry , The University of Texas at Austin , Austin , Texas 78712-1224 , United States.
Abstract:
Porphyrin and related pyrrole-containing macrocycles, collectively porphyrinoids, are versatile ligands that allow access to a multitude of coordination modes. Judicious modification of the porphyrin core as well as the pendant substituents has extended the coordination chemistry of porphyrinoids to include systems that are able to stabilize f-block element complexes with possible utility. This review focuses on our group's efforts to prepare expanded porphyrin and porphyrinogen ligands that can serve as tools to study and apply f-element metal coordination chemistry: it covers the background of the topic, selected syntheses, and application of these species in the chemical and medical sciences.
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