The Unprecedented Reactivity of Ammine-Ligated Iridium Corroles

requirement mandating a six-month period of study in a foreign lab. During that time, we worked extensively on two main projects: one, the briefer, involved the development of an optimized synthesis of H3tpfc, and mostly acted as a facilitator of our inorganic research by allowing us to produce unprecedentedly large amounts of corrole at once; the other project, which will be discussed here, began with an idea for the development of high-valent nitridoiridium corroles and ended with the synthesis of a novel porphyrinoid molecule. Throughout the course of this research project, I was introduced to a number of new techniques, including the safe use of corrosive gasses (ammonia in particular) and a battery of 2D NMR experiments. Atif Mahammed, a postdoctoral fellow in Zeev Gross ’ lab, was instrumental in developing some of the initial synthetic procedures which eventually led us to the formation of our new porphyrinoids. Additionally, David Vandervelde and Scott Virgil, two Caltech staff scientists, contributed important expertise to the project. David introduced me to a number of useful 2D NMR experiments, and Scott allowed Theis to use his HPLC for a very long and messy separation. 7