Nguyen KC, Wang P, Lindsey JS. Study of conditions for streamlined assembly of a model bacteriochlorophyll from two dihydrodipyrrin halves.
NEW J CHEM 2021. [DOI:
10.1039/d0nj04855k]
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Abstract
Knoevenagel condensation followed by double-ring closure (Nazarov cyclization, electrophilic aromatic substitution, elimination of methanol) and optional zinc insertion smoothly afford models of the native bacteriochlorophylls.
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