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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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