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1.1 Porphyrins - Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

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3 Discussion and Results<br />

3.2.2.3 Access to Free base Cycloketo-Porphyrin 51<br />

To conduct the necessary demetallation leading to the formation of free base 53, the<br />

application of strongly acidic conditions was necessary. It turned out that a mixture of TFA<br />

and concentrated sulfuric acid, H2SO4, in a 5:1 ratio was best suited. The reaction mixture<br />

turned immediately orange, indicating the protonation of the inner nitrogen atoms and<br />

hence the loss of the metal center. The reaction is depicted in Scheme 31 where only one<br />

representative enantiomer is shown. This representation will also be used in the following<br />

discussion to simplify matters while keeping in mind that always a racemic mixture is<br />

referred to.<br />

42<br />

O<br />

N<br />

N<br />

Cu<br />

N<br />

N<br />

1. TFA, H 2 SO 4<br />

2. aqueous work-up<br />

O<br />

N<br />

NH HN<br />

N<br />

Cu(II)-53 53<br />

Scheme 31. Acidic demetallation leading to free base cycloketo-porphyrin system 53.<br />

Thus, an efficient methodology was developed providing isolable and stable structural<br />

analogs to previously developed cycloamino-porphyrins 74 . The characterization data for the<br />

free base and its properties will be discussed in the following.

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