Triply N‐Confused Hexaphyrins: Near‐Infrared Luminescent Dyes with a Triangular Shape

Abstract

Getting in shape: Meso-pentafluorophenyl triply N-confused hexaphyrins have been synthesized in the free-base and oxidized forms and shown to have a triangular shape and efficient emission in the NIR region (see picture). The triangular shape is achieved by the presence of alternating confused and normal pyrrole rings. DFT calculations show that the triangular shape is more stable than a rectangular form. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.