1.1 Porphyrins - Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
1.1 Porphyrins - Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
1.1 Porphyrins - Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
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Discussion and Results 3<br />
Table 12. Possible reactions of the ketone group in cycloketo-porphyrins with potential<br />
reagents.<br />
Reaction Reagents<br />
acetal formation ethanol; 1,2-dihydroxyethane; trimethyl orthoformate<br />
imin/enamine formation piperidine; prolin methyl ester<br />
thioketone formation LAWESON’s reagent<br />
reductive alkylation organolithium reagents (e.g. BuLi); GRIGNARD reagents<br />
reduction lithium aluminum hydride, boron hydrides<br />
The low or even inexistent reactivity can be explained by different approaches. One might<br />
think that those effects could be due to steric shielding of the ketone, but as computational<br />
studies showed, this group is coplanar to the porphyrin so that many possible trajectories<br />
are left unhindered (see Figure 14). Thus, it might be due to electronic reasons. As the drawn<br />
formulas depict, the ketone group is not only just an aromatic one as it can be also regarded<br />
as a vinylogous amide structure or as part of a MICHAEL system conjugated to a diaza-<br />
[18]annulene (Scheme 36). The latter approach thereat seems less probable since simple<br />
calculation did not hint to it. However, both could lead to a reduced reactivity towards<br />
mechanisms involving an attack of a nucleophile.<br />
Furthermore, computational studies on higher levels (DFT/MRCI) evolve another explanation<br />
since those hint to the presence of a partial radical character on the carbonyl which is<br />
considered to cause a reversal in polarity to a certain extent which would doubtless lead to<br />
changes in the reactivity towards nucleophiles. 100<br />
Scheme 36. Possible ways to look at the exocyclic ketone in 53: a vinylogous amide (left) or a<br />
part of a conjugated MICHAEL system (right).<br />
Which explanation finally fits or which influences are really contributing remains unclarified.<br />
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