| Literature DB >> 12509880 |
Jason R McCarthy1, Hilary A Jenkins, Christian Brückner.
Abstract
meso-Tetraaryl-2,3-dihydroxychlorins (1) were converted in one step to the novel free base macrocycles meso-tetraaryl-2,3-dialkoxy-2a-oxa-2a-homoporphyrins (morpholinochlorins, 3). Their bathochromically shifted chlorin-type UV-vis spectra indicate the presence of a nonplanar chromophore. The structure of meso-tetratolyldiethoxymorpholinochlorin (3b), as determined by X-ray crystallography, was found to be largely planar, suggesting significant conformational flexibility of these macrocycles. Oxidation of diol 1 with MnO(4)(-) generates known porpholactone 4 in high yields. [reaction--see text]Entities:
Year: 2003 PMID: 12509880 DOI: 10.1021/ol027072a
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Org Lett ISSN: 1523-7052 Impact factor: 6.005