Abstract
All-aza smaragdyrin, a historic but elusive pentapyrrolic macrocycle, was successfully synthesized and characterized for the first time. [22]Smaragdyrin BF2-complex 3 was smoothly synthesized by 2-fold SNAr reaction of 1,9-dibromo-5-mesityldipyrrin with 5,10-dimesityltripyrrane. Treatment of 3 with methanesulfonic acid gave [20]smaragdyrin 5 as a stable antiaromatic compound. Reduction of 5 with NaBH4 under inert conditions gave [22]smaragdyrin 6 as an aromatic congener, which was easily oxidized back to 5 in the air. Complex 3 was interconvertible with its 20π-congener 4 via oxidation with MnO2 and reduction with NaBH4. Treatment of 3 or 4 with CuCl2 in the presence of NaOAc gave hetero bimetal complex 8.
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