9-Acylation of 1-acyldipyrromethanes containing a dialkylboron mask for the α-acylpyrrole motif

…, K Muthukumaran, S Tamaru, JS Lindsey

Index: Zaidi, Syeda Huma H.; Muthukumaran, Kannan; Tamaru, Shun-Ichi; Lindsey, Jonathan S. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2004 , vol. 69, # 24 p. 8356 - 8365

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Abstract

1, 9-Diacyldipyrromethanes are important precursors to porphyrins, yet synthetic access remains limited owing to (1) poor conversion in the 9-acylation of 1-acyldipyrromethanes and (2) handling difficulties because acyldipyrromethanes typically streak upon chromatography and give amorphous powders upon attempted crystallization. A reliable means for converting a dipyrromethane to a 1-acyldipyrromethane-dialkylboron complex ...