There is a clear trend in the bond-length situation from the neutral macrocycle 4 to the reduced species 4 •− and further to 4 2− (Fig. 4e ) that is consistent with a transition from local to global aromaticity upon reduction.
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A fully conjugated meso-boron-substituted porphyrinoid combining Lewis acidity with redox-switchable aromaticity.
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