The meso-reactivity of porphyrins and related compounds. Part IV. Introduction of oxygen functions
- 1 January 1969
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Journal of the Chemical Society C: Organic
- No. 4,p. 564-570
- https://doi.org/10.1039/j39690000564
Abstract
Treatment of octaethylporphyrin with hydrogen peroxide in concentrated sulphuric acid in the cold gives a monoxy-derivative: the earlier structures advanced for this type of compound are disproved, and this particular example is formulated as 2,3,7,8,12,13,18,18-octaethyl-17-oxochlorin. By-products are observed, one of which is formulated as a dioxo-b-tetrahydroporphyrin. Benzoyl peroxide reacts with octaethylporphyrin in 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene at 95° to give 5-benzoyloxy-octaethylporphyrin. Hydrolysis of this gives octaethyloxophlorin, aspects of the chemistry of which are discussed. The location of the oxygen function at the meso-position is confirmed by ring synthesis.Keywords
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