Synthesis 2018; 50(14): 2678-2692
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1609756
short review
© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York

Carbene-Type Species in the Functionalization of Porphyrin Derivatives

Ana T. P. C. Gomes*
a   Department of Chemistry and QOPNA, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal   Email: ana.peixoto@ua.pt
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Luana da S. M. Forezi*
b   Departamento de Química Orgânica, Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal Fluminense, 24020-150 Niterói, RJ, Brazil   Email: luanaforezi@hotmail.com
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Mário M. Q. Simões
a   Department of Chemistry and QOPNA, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal   Email: ana.peixoto@ua.pt
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Daniel T. Gonzaga
b   Departamento de Química Orgânica, Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal Fluminense, 24020-150 Niterói, RJ, Brazil   Email: luanaforezi@hotmail.com
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Mariana F. C. Cardoso
b   Departamento de Química Orgânica, Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal Fluminense, 24020-150 Niterói, RJ, Brazil   Email: luanaforezi@hotmail.com
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Fernando de C. Da Silva
b   Departamento de Química Orgânica, Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal Fluminense, 24020-150 Niterói, RJ, Brazil   Email: luanaforezi@hotmail.com
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Maria G. P. M. S. Neves
a   Department of Chemistry and QOPNA, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal   Email: ana.peixoto@ua.pt
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Vítor F. Ferreira
c   Departamento de Tecnologia Farmacêutica, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, RJ, 24241-002, Brazil
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José A. S. Cavaleiro
a   Department of Chemistry and QOPNA, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal   Email: ana.peixoto@ua.pt
› Author Affiliations
Thanks are due to the University of Aveiro, to the ‘Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia’ (FCT), the European Union, QREN, FEDER and COMPETE for funding the QOPNA research unit (project PEst-C/QUI/UI0062/2013) and the Portuguese National NMR Network (RNRMN). A. T. P. C. G. thanks FCT (Portugal) for her research grant (SFRH/BPD/79521/2011). L. S. M. F. thanks CAPES (Brazil); D. T. G. G. and also M. F. C. C. thank FAPERJ (Brazil) for their post-doctoral fellowships. V. F. F. and F. C. S. thank FAPERJ and CNPQ (Brazil) for their research grants.
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Publication History

Received: 07 March 2018

Accepted after revision: 09 April 2018

Publication Date:
19 June 2018 (online)


Abstract

Carbenes and NHCs play an important role in porphyrin chemistry and several synthetically useful transformations leading to the preparation of new porphyrin derivatives have been developed. This short review presents an overview covering the literature from 2007–2017, on the role of these transient species in the functionalization of porphyrin macrocycles.