A molecular switch for control of conformation: strained intramolecular co-ordination in 4,4′-bipyridyl-capped zinc porphyrins
作者:Philip Leighton、Jeremy K. M. Sanders
DOI:10.1039/c39840000854
日期:——
Intramolecularco-ordination between the nitrogens of the cap and the central metal ion in the title compounds forces the porphyrin and bipyridyl groups to be perpendicular: addition of an external ligand releases the bipyridyl ligand which then lies parallel to the porphyrin.