A Green-to-Near-Infrared Photoswitch Based on a Blended Subporphyrazine-Dithienylethene System

A subporphyrazine (SubPz)-dithienylethene (DTE) photochromic device with 1o and 1c states, was developed and characterized. In this device, the DTE unit can reversibly switch the SubPz absorbance from green to near-infrared [λmax (o/c) = 527 nm/740 nm], as well as the SubPz fluorescence and singlet oxygen quantum yields. The core of this design involves using a highly tunable SubPz chromophore that shares its quasi-isolated ethene moiety with a DTE photoswitch.

Synthesis and antiaromatic character of alkyl-substituted di-peri-dinaphthoporphyrin Ni(II) complex

Antiaromatic molecules have recently been proven to display unique properties such as small HOMO–LUMO gaps, ambipolar carrier transporting and [Formula: see text]-stack-induced aromatic stabilizations. These intriguing properties have been demonstrated by stable antiaromatic molecules that exhibit a distinct antiaromatic character. Di-peri-dinaphthoporphyrins are peripherally [Formula: see text]-extended porphyrinoids that exhibit a planar structure and a distinct antiaromatic character stemming from their 24[Formula: see text] electron circuit. Herein, we report an alkyl-substituted di-peri-dinaphthoporphyrin Ni(II) complex 5Ni bearing less peripheral bulkiness as compared with phenyl-substituted ones. 5Ni displayed upfield-shifted [Formula: see text]H NMR signals due to [Formula: see text]-protons, indicating its distinct antiaromaticity, and a slightly shorter intermolecular packing distance (ca. 3.402 Å) in the solid state. Cyclic voltammetry shows a larger potential difference between the first and second oxidation waves, implying that this molecule tends to stack favorably in its oxidized state.

A bis-Au(III) [28]hexaphyrin triphenylphosphine adduct

Triphenylphosphine was added regioselectively at the C(3) position of bis-Au(III) complex of [26]hexaphyrin 5 in the presence of trifluoroacetic acid to produce [28]hexaphyrin triphenylphosphine adduct 6 in 62% yield, which has been fully characterized by NMR, UV-vis/NIR absorption, and MS spectroscopies, and X-ray diffraction analysis. The rigid planar structure forces 6 to take Hückel antiaromaticity, which has been supported by its 1H NMR spectrum. Curiously, the detailed structural analysis elucidated that the triphenylphosphine moiety exists as a phosphorane form in the solid state. A plausible mechanism via a double protonated 5 is proposed, which can explain the observed regioselectivity.

A Doubly Zwitterionic Antiaromatic [28]Hexaphyrin Formed upon Deprotonation of 5,20-Di(N-methyl-4-pyridinium)-Substituted [28]Hexaphyrin

A rectangular 5,20-di(4-pyridyl) [26]hexaphyrin was reduced with NaBH₄ to give the corresponding twisted Möbius aromatic [28]hexaphyrin. Subsequent double N-methylation gave a dicationic 5,20-di(N-methyl-4-pyridinium) [28]hexaphyrin, which was converted to a doubly zwitterionic and Hückel antiaromatic [28]hexaphyrin upon deprotonation with sodium methoxide.

Synthesis of Di-peri-dinaphthoporphyrins by PtCl2 -Mediated Cyclization of Quinodimethane-type Porphyrins

Di-peri-dinaphthoporphyrins can be regarded as a key and common substructure of fused porphyrinoids. PtCl2 -mediated cycloisomerization reaction of quinodimethane-type porphyrins provided these doubly fused porphyrins, which exhibit characteristic paratropic ring currents that presumably arise from 24π antiaromatic circuit as a dominant resonance contributor. UV/Vis absorption spectra, cyclic voltammetry, and excited-state dynamics as well as theoretical calculation support this conclusion.

Iridium complexes of [26]hexaphyrin(1.1.1.1.1.1) and [36]octaphyrin(1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1)

Iridium metalation of [26]hexaphyrin 1 and [36]octaphyrin 2 gave Ir ( III ) complex of [26]hexaphyrin 3 and Ir ( I ) complex of [36]octaphyrin 4, respectively. The complex 3 is an aromatic molecule displaying considerably electron-rich nature while the complex 4 shows weak antiaromatic nature with a small HOMO–LUMO gap of 0.82 eV.