Table 2.
Relevant Dihedral Angles Measured for Pd[DMBil1] and Pt[DMBil1]
| dihedral angles between |
Pd[DMBil1] |
Pt[DMBil1] |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| molecule 1 | molecule 2 | molecule 1 | molecule 2 | |
| interior pyrrolesa | 44.73° | 40.78° | 43.83° | 40.59° |
| terminal pyrrolesb | 52.74° | 56.73° | 52.33° | 57.18° |
| dipyrromethene units and meso C6F5 groups | 83.02° | 72.31° | 82.69° | 71.18° |
| 83.80° | 67.04° | 83.71° | 66.52° | |
The DMBil1 interior pyrroles are the pyrroles connected to the sp3-hybridized meso carbon.
The DMBil1 terminal pyrroles are the pyrroles on the open end of the tetrapyrrole scaffold.