Shadow mask templates for site‐selective metal exchange in magnesium porphyrin nanorings

Molecular templates can be used in many different ways to control the outcome of chemical reactions. Herein, we present a new type of template‐directed synthesis. We show that templates can be used as shadow masks: The shape of the template becomes imprinted on the product because reactions only occ...

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Váldodahkkit: Bols, P, Anderson, H
Materiálatiipa: Journal article
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Almmustuhtton: Wiley‐VCH Verlag 2018
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Anderson, H
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description Molecular templates can be used in many different ways to control the outcome of chemical reactions. Herein, we present a new type of template‐directed synthesis. We show that templates can be used as shadow masks: The shape of the template becomes imprinted on the product because reactions only occur at sites not masked by the template. We demonstrate this effect by using oligopyridine templates to dictate the sites of demetalation when a magnesium porphyrin nanoring is treated with acid. Magnesium centers that are coordinated to the template are protected whereas uncoordinated magnesium centers are removed. After site‐selective demetalation, the template can be removed, and other cations, such as zinc(II) and copper(II), can be inserted into the free‐base porphyrin centers. This strategy provides a simple route to a wide range of heterometalated porphyrin arrays.
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spelling oxford-uuid:200a03a1-8cf6-4f96-9a19-a383d4e3c4172022-03-26T11:25:21ZShadow mask templates for site‐selective metal exchange in magnesium porphyrin nanoringsJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:200a03a1-8cf6-4f96-9a19-a383d4e3c417EnglishSymplectic Elements at OxfordWiley‐VCH Verlag2018Bols, PAnderson, HMolecular templates can be used in many different ways to control the outcome of chemical reactions. Herein, we present a new type of template‐directed synthesis. We show that templates can be used as shadow masks: The shape of the template becomes imprinted on the product because reactions only occur at sites not masked by the template. We demonstrate this effect by using oligopyridine templates to dictate the sites of demetalation when a magnesium porphyrin nanoring is treated with acid. Magnesium centers that are coordinated to the template are protected whereas uncoordinated magnesium centers are removed. After site‐selective demetalation, the template can be removed, and other cations, such as zinc(II) and copper(II), can be inserted into the free‐base porphyrin centers. This strategy provides a simple route to a wide range of heterometalated porphyrin arrays.
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Shadow mask templates for site‐selective metal exchange in magnesium porphyrin nanorings
title Shadow mask templates for site‐selective metal exchange in magnesium porphyrin nanorings
title_full Shadow mask templates for site‐selective metal exchange in magnesium porphyrin nanorings
title_fullStr Shadow mask templates for site‐selective metal exchange in magnesium porphyrin nanorings
title_full_unstemmed Shadow mask templates for site‐selective metal exchange in magnesium porphyrin nanorings
title_short Shadow mask templates for site‐selective metal exchange in magnesium porphyrin nanorings
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