Electrophilic Reaction of Ag(III) N-Confused Porphyrin with Alcohols

Experimental studies demonstrated that alcohols and amines can undergo a CF3COOAg-catalyzed nucleophilic addition at the outer C=N position of Ag(III) NCPs, leading to C-3-alkoxylated Ag(III) NCPs, which supports the computational result that the C=N bond on the periphery of Ag(III) NCPs is partially isolated from the 18 pi-electron macrocyclic conjugation system and is the active electrophilic center.