Formation and properties of cyclo[6]pyrrole and cyclo[7]pyrrole

J Am Chem Soc. 2003 Jun 11;125(23):6872-3. doi: 10.1021/ja035089y.

Abstract

Oxidative coupling of a tetraalkylbipyrrole under FeIII-mediated coupling conditions in the presence of HCl results in a mixture of cyclo[6]- and cyclo[7]pyrroles, as well as the known cyclo[8]pyrrole. This "matched set" of heteroannulenes was analyzed by spectroscopic, electrochemical, and X-ray diffraction methods.