Gas-Phase Transformation of Fluorinated Benzoporphyrins to Porphyrin-Embedded Conical Nanocarbons

Lungerich D, Hitzenberger J, Ruppel M, Döpper T, Witt M, Ivanovic-Burmazovic I, Görling A, Jux N, Drewello T (2020)


Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2020

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DOI: 10.1002/chem.202002638

Abstract

Geodesic nitrogen-containing graphene fragments are interesting candidates for various material applications, but the available synthetic protocols, which need to overcome intrinsic strain energy during the formation of the bowl-shaped skeletons, are often incompatible with heteroatom-embedded structures. Through this mass spectrometry-based gas-phase study, we show by means of collision-induced dissociation experiments and supported by density functional theory calculations, the first evidence for the formation of a porphyrin-embedded conical nanocarbon. The influences of metalation and functionalization of the used tetrabenzoporphyrins have been investigated, which revealed different cyclization efficiencies, different ionization possibilities, and a variation of the dissociation pathway. Our results suggest a stepwise process for HF elimination from the fjord region, which supports a selective pathway towards bent nitrogen-containing graphene fragments.

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APA:

Lungerich, D., Hitzenberger, J., Ruppel, M., Döpper, T., Witt, M., Ivanovic-Burmazovic, I.,... Drewello, T. (2020). Gas-Phase Transformation of Fluorinated Benzoporphyrins to Porphyrin-Embedded Conical Nanocarbons. Chemistry - A European Journal. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202002638

MLA:

Lungerich, Dominik, et al. "Gas-Phase Transformation of Fluorinated Benzoporphyrins to Porphyrin-Embedded Conical Nanocarbons." Chemistry - A European Journal (2020).

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