Grafting Copper and Gallium Corroles onto Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles

• DOI: 10.1002/cplu.201800576
• Publication Date: 2019-01-09T15:25:59Z
• Authors: Beatrice Berionni...; Andrea Savoldelli; Giuseppe Pomarico; Francesca Zurlo; Gabriele Magna; Roberto Paolesse; Frank R. Fronczek; Kevin M. Smith; Sara Nardis
• Keywords: Knoevenagel condensation; Corrole; Cyanoacetic acid

Abstract Two different copper and gallium arylcorroles have been functionalized using the Vilsmeier–Haack reaction. A further Knoevenagel reaction with cyanoacetic acid was performed on both complexes, affording desired products yields above 90 %. The newly synthesized compounds thoroughly characterized by a combination of spectroscopic methods, optical analyses, X‐ray crystallography. Moreover, they tested as anchoring groups for hydrothermal synthesis ZnO nanoparticles. morphology heterogeneous composites has studied SEM, EDS fluorescence microscopy thus confirming presence corrole macrocycle in hybrid material.