Regioselective formylation of rhenium-oxo and gold corroles: substituent effects on optical spectra and redox potentials.
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SUBMITTER: Einrem RF
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9042328 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct
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Regioselective formylation of rhenium-oxo and gold corroles: substituent effects on optical spectra and redox potentials.
Einrem Rune F RF Jonsson Einar Torfi ET Teat Simon J SJ Settineri Nicholas S NS Alemayehu Abraham B AB Ghosh Abhik A
RSC advances 20211028 54
Vilsmeier-Haack formylation of ReO and Au <i>meso</i>-triarylcorroles over 16-18 hours affords moderate to good yields (47-65%) of the ReO-3-formyl and Au-3,17-diformyl derivatives in a highly regioselective manner. Formylation was found to effect substantial upshifts for redox potentials (especially the reduction potentials) as well as significant to dramatic redshifts for both the Soret and Q bands. ...[more]
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