Electrochemical synthesis of cyclo[8]pyrrole.

Journal: Chemical Communications (Cambridge, England)
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Abstract

The utility of an electrochemical oxidative strategy in the synthesis of expanded porphyrins is demonstrated by the preparation of cyclo[8]pyrrole in high yield via a bipyrrole C(2)-C(2)' coupling process.

Authors
Christophe Bucher, Charles Devillers, Jean-claude Moutet, Jacques Pécaut, Jonathan Sessler