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Publications and source records attributed to Brewster, James T..
The reaction between Th( IV ) dipyriamethyrin dichloride and sodium cyclopentadienyl (Cp) results in the formation of a cyclopentadienyl capped thorium dipyriamethyrin complex, which to our knowledge represents the first expanded porphyrin f-element Cp complex.
The use of protonation to switch nonaromatic expanded porphyrinsto their corresponding anti-aromatic forms has not been widelyexplored. Here, we show that free-base pyriamethyrin and dipyr-iamethyrin display nonaromatic character, as inferred from NMRspectroscopic analyses, their optical properties, and theoreticalcalculations. Addition of two protons extends thep– conjugationof these amethyrin analogues and yields formally anti-aromaticsystems.