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Amethyrin-type expanded porphyrins that display anti-aromatic character upon protonation

The use of protonation to switch nonaromatic expanded porphyrinsto their corresponding anti-aromatic forms has not been widelyexplored. Here, we show that free-base pyriamethyrin and dipyr-iamethyrin display nonaromatic character, as inferred from NMRspectroscopic analyses, their optical properties, and theoreticalcalculations. Addition of two protons extends thep– conjugationof these amethyrin analogues and yields formally anti-aromaticsystems.

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Porphyrins in the interstellar medium (in grains)

Spectral sensitivity of the chromophores to their immediate chemical environment establishes some of the chemical constituents of the grains in which they reside. These are: (1) Paraffins, such as, octane, nonane, decane, and others...(needed for Shpolskii matrices and producing quasilines); and (2) Pyridine. The presence of pyridine is required not only to produce the spectral DIB matching, but also to produce the 36 cm(sup -1) crystal field splitting of the S(sub 1) electronic state. The presence of pyridine in the grains can be confirmed spectroscopically. Pyridine produces a transmission window at 2175 A, matching exactly the well known UV hump. On grain reflection, some of the incoming UV radiation is absorbed into the grain's outer layers. Spikes in the lab and in the astronomical data are due to vibronic transitions in pyridine. The lab spectroscopy reported here clearly establishes the presence of MgTBP, H2TPB, and pyridine in the interstellar grains. The high fluorescence efficiency of MgTBP (being optically pumped in the visible) apparently accounts for all the observed UIR emissions.

Johnson, Fred M.↗