Metal complexes of carbaporphyrinoid systems

Abstract

The cavities of carbaporphyrinoid systems provide unique environments for the formation of organometallic species. These systems commonly act as either dianionic or trianionic ligands, and may stabilize unusual oxidation states such as silver(III). Although the metalation of N-confused porphyrins has been explored in great detail, the formation of metallo-derivatives of other carbaporphyrinoids remains far less well explored. Nevertheless, exciting advances have been made on the metalation of carbaporphyrins, azuliporphyrins, benziporphyrins and related macrocycles.

Keywords: N-confused porphyrins; azuliporphyrins; benziporphyrins; carbaporphyrins; neo-confused porphyrins.