Zhou, Zaichun Zhang, Xi Liu, Qiuhua Yan, Ziqiang Lv, Chengjin Long, Ge Geometry and Temperature Dependence of <i>meso</i>-Aryl Rotation in Strained Metalloporphyrins: Adjustable Turnstile Molecules The rotation of <i>meso</i>-aryl groups in porphyrins depends on the degree of macrocyclic distortion and is also influenced by the surrounding temperature. Dynamic NMR methods and crystal structures of series of nonplanar metalloporphyrins reveal that macrocyclic distortion lowers the rotational barrier by weakening the nonbinding interactions of neighboring groups, while increased temperature allows the rotational barrier to be overcome more readily. Two empirical methods are developed to acquire the rotational barrier. This type of strained molecule can act as an adjustable molecular turnstile through adjusting the degree of macrocyclic distortion and changing the surrounding temperature. Dynamic NMR methods;macrocyclic distortion;barrier;Adjustable Turnstile MoleculesThe rotation 2016-02-18
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10.1021/ic4001208.s001