Facile Formation of <i>N</i>‐Confused Porphyrin Dimers by Platinum(<scp>II</scp>) Coordination to the Outer‐Nitrogen Atoms

Abstract

Confusion but no doubt: Two types of PtII dimer complexes of N-confused porphyrin (depicted) were synthesized and the structures were unequivocally elucidated by X-ray crystal analyses. Both complexes contain a metallocycle that binds to a Pt center by an outer-nitrogen atom of the confused porphyrin, and by an ortho-carbon atom of a meso-aryl group. Supporting information for this article is available on the WWW under http://www.wiley-vch.de/contents/jc_2002/2003/z50995_s.pdf or from the author. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.