Synthesis and reactivity of 23-tert-butyl- and 2 3-phenyltetraarylazuliporphyrins: An analysis of the effect of bulky substituents on oxidative ring contractions to benzocarbaporphyrins

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 24, 2007, Pages 3981-3990

  El Beck, Jessica A ^a   Lash, Timothy D ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aromaticity; Azulene; Carbaporphyrinoids; Cope rearrangement; Metalations

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548107681     PISSN: 1434193X     EISSN: 10990690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.200700526     Document Type: Article

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