Syntheses of carboranylpyrroles

Said Chayer, University of California, Davis
Laurent Jaquinod, University of California, Davis
Kevin M. Smith, University of California, Davis
M. Graça H. Vicente, University of California, Davis

Abstract

The syntheses of three carboranylpyrroles (5, 10 and 14) bearing carborane cages in 3-position and/or 4-position of the pyrrole ring, either directly linked or through a methylene spacer, are described. Tetramerization of two carboranylpyrroles afforded the corresponding β-carboranylporphyrins, as mixtures of type I-IV isomers. © 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.