Redox behavior of cyclo[6]pyrrole in the formation of a uranyl complex

Inorg Chem. 2007 Jun 25;46(13):5143-5. doi: 10.1021/ic700781t. Epub 2007 May 19.

Abstract

A uranyl complex, the first metal complex to be formed from the cyclo[n]pyrrole series of expanded porphyrins, is formed when cyclo[6]pyrrole is treated with the uranyl cation under aerobic conditions. Spectroscopic, spectroelectrochemical, and electron spin resonance data of this species are consistent with the ligand in the complex being oxidized to an antiaromatic form.