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This thesis consists of three topics, each covering an aspect of crystal engineering: for porphyrins (Chapter 1), BODIPYs and tris(dipyrrinato)metal(III) complexes (Chapter 2), and cubanes (Chapter 3). Each chapter contains its own introduction, results, discussion, and experimental section. There is also a general introduction which briefly describes crystal engineering.
Chapter 1.1 covers the synthesis and subsequent X-ray crystallographic investigation on the efficacy of highly substituted [5,10,15,20-tetraaryl-(X)-2,3,7,8,12,13,17,18-octaethylporphyrin (OETArXP)] as a potential scaffold for molecular cages. A library of porphyrins with a variety of functional groups, such as halogens, alkyl and nitrogenous groups was established through a modified Lindsey porphyrin condensation reaction, followed by a metal insertion, using Cu(II), Pd(II), and Ni(II). Coupled with this, is a detailed discussion on the crystal structures of OETArXP and their metal complexes. This was conducted t...
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