Rotaxanation as a sequestering template to preclude incidental metal insertion in complex oligochromophores

Huynh Thien Ngo*, James E.M. Lewis, Daniel T. Payne, Francis D'Souza, Jonathan P. Hill, Katsuhiko Ariga, Genki Yoshikawa, Stephen M. Goldup

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Abstract

The high yielding CuI-mediated click reaction is an effective procedure for the preparation of oligoporphyrinoid conjugates. However, the CuI catalyst leads to the adventitious and usually undesirable insertion of Cu ions into any non-metalated porphyrinoid centers during reaction. Here we report a "sacrificial rotaxane"strategy for the multifunctionalization of porphyrins with free base corroles without incidental copper insertion. This strategy can be considered a general method for implementing CuI-mediated click reactions with metal cation sequestration to avoid detrimental effects caused by the presence of copper cations.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7447-7450
Number of pages4
JournalChemical Communications
Volume56
Issue number54
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 11 Jul 2020

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was supported by the MSS alliance; a Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up, 17H07350, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan; CREST JPMJCR1665, Japan Science and Technology (JST), Japan; the World Premier International Research Center Initiative (WPI) on Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA). JEML thanks the European Union for a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship (agreement no. 660731) and Imperial College London for an Imperial College Research Fellowship.

Publisher Copyright:
© The Royal Society of Chemistry.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Catalysis
  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Ceramics and Composites
  • General Chemistry
  • Surfaces, Coatings and Films
  • Metals and Alloys
  • Materials Chemistry

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