Gold-catalyzed Synthesis of Pyridine Containing Macrocycles, Related to Porphyrin

Porphyrins are very important substances used in a wide range of model systems in many areas, such as biomimic chemistry and material science. This kind of macrocycle generally consists of 5-membered ring to form a cyclic extended aromatic network. Recently much work have been done concerning the modification of porphyrins core structures, and many kinds of analogues have been recorded. One of the important aspects was the research of the porphyrinogen ligand.These macrocycles bear functional resemblance to certain kind of polydentate ligand, and provide a variety of tri-dimensional binding cavities for metal ions. In addition, some other kinds of analogues have been recorded, involving the introduction of a CH unit to replace one of the nitrogen atoms. We also notice the fact that pyridine is a very effective ligand, and it can coordinate with many kinds of metals. Based on these observations, we would like to design and synthesize a new porphyrinogen (5) analogue containing a NNNN core, two of the N atoms from pyrrole and the other two N from pyridine. Such core modifications may alter the electronic structure of the ring and provide variable cavity for metal coordination.……