“…In sharp contrast to the meso-fused carbaporphyrin 4,t he signals of the inner CH group of the Diels-Alder adduct were shifted downfield, whereas those of the peripheral CH groups were shifted upfield as compared to those of diol 10.F or example,t he unusual chemical shifts of H17, H29, and H12 appeared at 10.09, 6.39, and 6.05 ppm, respectively (Figure 3c). [6] Indeed, the weak aromatic nature of 4 is not supported by the relatively large NICS value (i.e., NICS(0) = À11 ppm), which was obtained at the central point of the p-conjugated pathway in 4 (compare NICS(0) = À5.3 ppm for 3). In the case of thiaphlorins, [23] the signals of most of the peripheral protons of the pyrroles and thiophene appeared at 6.5-6.9 and 7.2 ppm, respectively, whereas the inner and peripheral CH groups of benziphlorin appeared at 6.22 and 7.8-6.9 ppm, respectively.…”