Abstract
Using the bidirectional NICS scan method in conjunction with two-photon absorption (TPA) measurements, it has proved possible to determine the relationship between π-conjugation and aromaticity in two structurally related expanded porphyrin systems, sapphyrin and inverted sapphyrin, and establish that differences in these defining factors depend on the presence or absence of a key sp3 hybrid molecular orbital within the macrocyclic periphery.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2378-2380 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Chemical Communications |
Issue number | 23 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2007 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Catalysis
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Ceramics and Composites
- Chemistry(all)
- Surfaces, Coatings and Films
- Metals and Alloys
- Materials Chemistry