Novel ligand orientations in pyridine and imidazole complexes of a highly substituted nonplanar porphyrin, and implications for the design of porphyrins as regio- and stereo-specific oxidation catalysts

Abstract

Specific orientations are observed for pyridine and imidazole ligands complexed to a highly substituted nonplanar porphyrin, suggesting that suitably designed nonplanar porphyrins might be used to direct substrates and increase regio- and stereo-specificity in porphyrin catalysed oxidation reactions.