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1.1 Porphyrins - Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

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Discussion and Results 3<br />

planarity in a fashion that brings the carbon atom to be attacked in closer proximity to the<br />

reactive site.<br />

To get further insight, it was decided to repeat the ring closure with diamagnetic nickel(II) as<br />

central metal and to compute possible intermediate structure focusing of their geometry<br />

and orbital shapes utilizing the αα-conformer as model.<br />

The practical approach resulted in the formation of the corresponding nickel(II) complexes<br />

Ni(II)-67 and Ni(II)-68 in comparable overall yield and also comparable product ratio. Thus,<br />

any effect of a paramagnetic metal center is negligible and can be excluded from<br />

considerations. The theoretical modeling delivered pictorial insights like the one being<br />

displayed in Figure 42.<br />

13 ↑<br />

17<br />

←<br />

Figure 42. Calculated possible intermediate in the bisannulation<br />

process with one closed ring (with attached<br />

catalyst) on the PM6 level (Spartan® 136 , Materials<br />

Studio® 99 ) with displayed shape of the HOMO which is<br />

considered to be attacked by the electrophile.<br />

Potential annulation sites 13 and 17 are marked by<br />

arrows.<br />

While the sterics seem to be almost equivalent for both possibly attacked pyrrolic units, the<br />

orbital coefficients largely differ as evidently higher electron density is to be found at the<br />

favored position 17. Certainly, the calculations on that moderate level cannot serve as<br />

absolute proof, but they imply that the reason of the preference is rather found in the<br />

changed electronic structure of the intermediate state analog to directing effects also<br />

observed in standard bis-functionalization of benzene and other aromatics.<br />

3.2.7.8 Conclusions from the Studies on Bis-Annulated Systems<br />

Those compounds nicely demonstrate that not only the choice of specific substituents but<br />

also the regiochemical arrangement in a molecule provides an excellent tool to fine-tune the<br />

electrochemical and physical properties. In terms of applicability of those compounds for<br />

photosensitizing purposes, the performance turned out to not as good as that of<br />

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