Makrocyclische [4n + 2]‐Hückel‐Aromaten bis n = 9 und [4n]‐Antiaromaten bis n = 10: Homologe Reihen vom Tetraepoxy[24]‐annulen(2.0.2.0) zum Tetraepoxy[40]annulen(12.0.12.0) und vom ‘Tetraoxa‐[22]porphyrin(2.0.2.0)’‐zum ‘Tetraepoxa[38]porphyrin(12.0.12.0)’‐Dikation

Abstract

Macrocyclic [4n + 2]‐Hückel Aromatic Systems up to n = 9 and [4n] Antiaromatic Systems up to n = 10: Homologous Sequences from Tetraepoxy[24]annulene(2.0.2.0) to Tetraepoxy[40]annulene(12.0.12.0) and from the ‘Tetraoxa[22]porphyrin(2.0.2.0)‐’ to the ‘Tetraoxa[38]porphyrin(12.0.12.0’‐Dication1)2)Tetraepoxy[32]annulene(8.0.8.0) 3, tetraepoxy[36]annulene(10.0.10.0) 4, and tetraepoxy[40]annulene(12.0.12.0) 5 are synthesized and oxidized to give the ‘tetraoxa[30]‐’, ‘tetraoxa[34]‐’, and ‘tetraoxa[38]porphyrin’ dications 8–10. The annulenes as well as the ‘porphyrins’ are mixtures of at least two different configurational isomers, which can be analyzed by 1H‐NMR techniques. Together with systems described already earlier, a complete homologous sequence from tetraepoxy[24]annulene(2.0.2.0) to tetraepoxy[40]annulene(12.1.12.0) and from ‘tetraoxa[22]porphyrin(2.0.2.0)’ to ‘tetraoxa[38]porphyrin(12.0.12.0)’ dications are available for the first time. The UV/VIS‐absorptionmaxima in the annulene series are shifted to longer wavelengths with an increment of 12 nm per additional CC bonds, and the Δδ values of the 1H‐NMR spectra demonstrate a decreasing paratropic character (Δδ = 5.97 (1), 2.80 (3), and 4.23 ppm (4). The averaged λmax values of the Soret bands of the ‘tetraoxaporphyrin’ dications show a linear bathochromic shift with an increment Δδ of 58 nm per two additional double bonds, the absorptions of the most intensive Q‐bands also increase linearly with an increment of ca. 160 nm. The Δδ values of the 1H‐NMR spectra of the ‘tetraoxaporphyrin’ dications are increasing with the ring size (Δδ = 24.04 (7a) to 25.17 (9a) ppm), respectively, decreasing (Δδ = 21.55 (6) to 21.50 (9b) ppm) with a small maximum of 22.60 ppm for 7b, depending on the configuration of the isomers. The results confirm the antiaromatic character of the annulenes with up to 40π electrons and the aromatic character of the ‘tetraoxaporphyrin’ dications with up to 38π electrons.