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FUNDAMENTALS OF PORPHYRIN CHEMISTRY

An indispensable and concise overview of the chemistry of porphyrins and related molecules

In Fundamentals of Porphyrin Chemistry: A 21st Century Approach, a team of distinguished researchers delivers a compact and accessible introduction to the broad field of porphyrin chemistry. It discusses the basics of porphyrin synthesis and structure, as well as that of related molecules, and the current and future roles that porphyrins play in chemical transformations, materials design and synthesis, energy capture and transduction, human health, and the environment.

This edited volume is a self-contained tutorial on concepts of critical importance to porphyrin chemistry and serves as the foundation for discussions about the applications of porphyrin-related compounds found in the second volume. This book contains:

  • A thorough introduction to porphyrins, including their structure, nomenclature, naturally occurr

    Table of Contents

    Volume 1

    List of Contributors xiii

    1 An Introduction to Porphyrins for the Twenty-First Century 1
    Penelope J. Brothers and Mathias O. Senge

    1.1 Why Porphyrins? 1

    1.2 The Natural World of Porphyrins 3

    1.3 Brief History of Porphyrins 4

    1.4 Practical Applications 5

    1.5 Porphyrins for the Twenty-First Century 7

    2 It's All in the Name 9
    Mathias O. Senge

    2.1 Basic Structure and Nomenclature of Porphyrins 9

    2.2 General Classes of Porphyrin Systems 11

    2.3 Naturally Occurring Porphyrins 15

    2.4 Special Aspects of Porphyrin Nomenclature 24

    2.5 Porphyrin Stenography 30

    3 Organic Synthesis and Reactivity of Porphyrins 37
    Mathias O. Senge and Alina Meindl

    3.1 Introduction 37

    3.2 Synthesis of meso-Substituted Porphyrins from Pyrrole Building Blocks 39

    3.3 Synthesis of Β-Substituted Porphyrins from Pyrrole Building Blocks 52

    3.4 Total Synthesis of Other Porphyrin(oid)s 57

    3.5 Reactivity of Porphyrins 66

    3.6 Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Reactions at the Porphyrin Macrocycle 79

    3.7 Peripheral Functionalization 91

    3.8 Examples of Classic and Contemporary Target Systems 103

    4 Coordination Chemistry 141
    Penelope J. Brothers and Abhik Ghosh

    4.1 Introduction 142

    4.2 Overview of the Coordination Chemistry of Porphyrin and its Analogues 143

    4.3 Metallation, Demetallation, and Characterization 152

    4.4 Main Group Elements 158

    4.5 Transition Metals 170

    4.6 Lanthanides and Actinides 197

    4.7 Organometallic Porphyrin Complexes 204

    5 Phthalocyanines and Porphyrazines 241
    Ümit Isci and Fabienne Dumoulin

    5.1 Phthalocyanines and Porphyrazines: Structures and Syntheses of Peculiar Members of the Porphyrin Family 241

    5.2 Synthetic Methods and Strategies 247

    5.3 Preparation and Characterization of Precursors 250

    5.4 Formation of Macrocycles with Asymmetric Substitution Patterns 262

    5.5 Lanthanide Double- and Multi-Decker Derivatives 272

    5.6 Other Double- and Multi-Decker Derivatives 276

    5.7 Reactions on Phthalocyanines and Porphyrazines 278

    5.8 Conclusion 289

    6 Oxidation and Reduction of Porphyrins 303
    Christian Brückner and Nisansala Hewage

    6.1 Introduction: Scope and Limits of This Chapter 303

    6.2 Reductions of Porphyrins 304

    6.3 Oxidations of Porphyrins 311

    6.4 Metal-Centered and Resonance-Stabilized Π-System Redox Events 330

    7 Corroles and Contracted Porphyrins 349
    Daniel T. Gryko and Mariusz Tasior

    7.1 Introduction 349

    7.2 Corroles 349

    7.3 Isocorroles 368

    7.4 N-Confused Corroles 369

    7.5 Heteroanalogues of Corroles 369

    7.6 Norcorroles 373

    7.7 Outlook 374

    8 Heteroporphyrins and Carbaporphyrins 385
    Timothy D. Lash

    8.1 Introduction 385

    8.2 Mono- and Diheteroporphyrins (O, S, Se, Te) 386

    8.3 Tetraoxa-, Tetrathia-, and Tetraselenaporphyrin Dications 397

    8.4 Phosphaporphyrins 400

    8.5 Carbaporphyrinoid Systems 402

    8.6 True Carbaporphyrins 405

    8.7 Azuliporphyrins 416

    8.8 Neo-Confused Porphyrins 427

    8.9 Benziporphyrins 427

    8.10 Miscellaneous Carbaporphyrinoid Systems 434

    8.11 Dicarbaporphyrinoids 439

    8.12 Tetracarbaporphyrinoids 445

    8.13 Related Porphyrin Analogues 447

    8.14 Conclusions 448

    9 Expanded Porphyrins 453
    Atsuhiro Osuka and Takayuki Tanaka

    9.1 Historical Background 453

    9.2 One-Pot Synthesis of Expanded Porphyrins 455

    9.3 Size-Selective Syntheses of Expanded Porphyrins 461

    9.4 Möbius Aromatic Expanded Porphyrins 466

    9.5 Giant Expanded Porphyrins 471

    References 473

    Volume 2

    List of Contributors xiii

    10 Fundamentals of Porphyrin and Metalloporphyrin Stereochemistry 479
    W. Robert Scheidt

    11 Porphyrins: Electronic Structure and Ultraviolet/Visible Absorption Spectroscopy 505
    M. Cather Simpson and Nina I. Novikova

    12 Photoinduced Electron and Energy Transfer 587
    Eugeny A. Ermilov and Beate Röder

    13 NMR Spectroscopy of Porphyrins 611
    Craig J. Medforth

    14 Spin States in Iron Porphyrins 631
    Mikio Nakamura

    15 Electrochemical Properties of Porphyrin-Type Complexes 661
    Tebello Nyokong

    16 Heme Proteins -- Structure and Function 709
    Sk Amanullah, Chandradeep Ghosh, Somdatta Ghosh Dey and Abhishek Dey

    17 Chlorophylls 743
    Hitoshi Tamiaki

    18 Vitamin B12 and Cofactor F430 777
    Bernhard Kräutler and Bernhard M. Jaun

    Index 815

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      Publication Date: 21/07/2022
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      Book Synopsis
      FUNDAMENTALS OF PORPHYRIN CHEMISTRY

      An indispensable and concise overview of the chemistry of porphyrins and related molecules

      In Fundamentals of Porphyrin Chemistry: A 21st Century Approach, a team of distinguished researchers delivers a compact and accessible introduction to the broad field of porphyrin chemistry. It discusses the basics of porphyrin synthesis and structure, as well as that of related molecules, and the current and future roles that porphyrins play in chemical transformations, materials design and synthesis, energy capture and transduction, human health, and the environment.

      This edited volume is a self-contained tutorial on concepts of critical importance to porphyrin chemistry and serves as the foundation for discussions about the applications of porphyrin-related compounds found in the second volume. This book contains:

      • A thorough introduction to porphyrins, including their structure, nomenclature, naturally occurr

        Table of Contents

        Volume 1

        List of Contributors xiii

        1 An Introduction to Porphyrins for the Twenty-First Century 1
        Penelope J. Brothers and Mathias O. Senge

        1.1 Why Porphyrins? 1

        1.2 The Natural World of Porphyrins 3

        1.3 Brief History of Porphyrins 4

        1.4 Practical Applications 5

        1.5 Porphyrins for the Twenty-First Century 7

        2 It's All in the Name 9
        Mathias O. Senge

        2.1 Basic Structure and Nomenclature of Porphyrins 9

        2.2 General Classes of Porphyrin Systems 11

        2.3 Naturally Occurring Porphyrins 15

        2.4 Special Aspects of Porphyrin Nomenclature 24

        2.5 Porphyrin Stenography 30

        3 Organic Synthesis and Reactivity of Porphyrins 37
        Mathias O. Senge and Alina Meindl

        3.1 Introduction 37

        3.2 Synthesis of meso-Substituted Porphyrins from Pyrrole Building Blocks 39

        3.3 Synthesis of Β-Substituted Porphyrins from Pyrrole Building Blocks 52

        3.4 Total Synthesis of Other Porphyrin(oid)s 57

        3.5 Reactivity of Porphyrins 66

        3.6 Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Reactions at the Porphyrin Macrocycle 79

        3.7 Peripheral Functionalization 91

        3.8 Examples of Classic and Contemporary Target Systems 103

        4 Coordination Chemistry 141
        Penelope J. Brothers and Abhik Ghosh

        4.1 Introduction 142

        4.2 Overview of the Coordination Chemistry of Porphyrin and its Analogues 143

        4.3 Metallation, Demetallation, and Characterization 152

        4.4 Main Group Elements 158

        4.5 Transition Metals 170

        4.6 Lanthanides and Actinides 197

        4.7 Organometallic Porphyrin Complexes 204

        5 Phthalocyanines and Porphyrazines 241
        Ümit Isci and Fabienne Dumoulin

        5.1 Phthalocyanines and Porphyrazines: Structures and Syntheses of Peculiar Members of the Porphyrin Family 241

        5.2 Synthetic Methods and Strategies 247

        5.3 Preparation and Characterization of Precursors 250

        5.4 Formation of Macrocycles with Asymmetric Substitution Patterns 262

        5.5 Lanthanide Double- and Multi-Decker Derivatives 272

        5.6 Other Double- and Multi-Decker Derivatives 276

        5.7 Reactions on Phthalocyanines and Porphyrazines 278

        5.8 Conclusion 289

        6 Oxidation and Reduction of Porphyrins 303
        Christian Brückner and Nisansala Hewage

        6.1 Introduction: Scope and Limits of This Chapter 303

        6.2 Reductions of Porphyrins 304

        6.3 Oxidations of Porphyrins 311

        6.4 Metal-Centered and Resonance-Stabilized Π-System Redox Events 330

        7 Corroles and Contracted Porphyrins 349
        Daniel T. Gryko and Mariusz Tasior

        7.1 Introduction 349

        7.2 Corroles 349

        7.3 Isocorroles 368

        7.4 N-Confused Corroles 369

        7.5 Heteroanalogues of Corroles 369

        7.6 Norcorroles 373

        7.7 Outlook 374

        8 Heteroporphyrins and Carbaporphyrins 385
        Timothy D. Lash

        8.1 Introduction 385

        8.2 Mono- and Diheteroporphyrins (O, S, Se, Te) 386

        8.3 Tetraoxa-, Tetrathia-, and Tetraselenaporphyrin Dications 397

        8.4 Phosphaporphyrins 400

        8.5 Carbaporphyrinoid Systems 402

        8.6 True Carbaporphyrins 405

        8.7 Azuliporphyrins 416

        8.8 Neo-Confused Porphyrins 427

        8.9 Benziporphyrins 427

        8.10 Miscellaneous Carbaporphyrinoid Systems 434

        8.11 Dicarbaporphyrinoids 439

        8.12 Tetracarbaporphyrinoids 445

        8.13 Related Porphyrin Analogues 447

        8.14 Conclusions 448

        9 Expanded Porphyrins 453
        Atsuhiro Osuka and Takayuki Tanaka

        9.1 Historical Background 453

        9.2 One-Pot Synthesis of Expanded Porphyrins 455

        9.3 Size-Selective Syntheses of Expanded Porphyrins 461

        9.4 Möbius Aromatic Expanded Porphyrins 466

        9.5 Giant Expanded Porphyrins 471

        References 473

        Volume 2

        List of Contributors xiii

        10 Fundamentals of Porphyrin and Metalloporphyrin Stereochemistry 479
        W. Robert Scheidt

        11 Porphyrins: Electronic Structure and Ultraviolet/Visible Absorption Spectroscopy 505
        M. Cather Simpson and Nina I. Novikova

        12 Photoinduced Electron and Energy Transfer 587
        Eugeny A. Ermilov and Beate Röder

        13 NMR Spectroscopy of Porphyrins 611
        Craig J. Medforth

        14 Spin States in Iron Porphyrins 631
        Mikio Nakamura

        15 Electrochemical Properties of Porphyrin-Type Complexes 661
        Tebello Nyokong

        16 Heme Proteins -- Structure and Function 709
        Sk Amanullah, Chandradeep Ghosh, Somdatta Ghosh Dey and Abhishek Dey

        17 Chlorophylls 743
        Hitoshi Tamiaki

        18 Vitamin B12 and Cofactor F430 777
        Bernhard Kräutler and Bernhard M. Jaun

        Index 815

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