meso-Porphyrinyl-substituted porphyrin and expanded porphyrins

Org Lett. 2004 Oct 14;6(21):3663-6. doi: 10.1021/ol048953f.

Abstract

[structure: see text] A series of meso-porphyrinyl-substituted expanded porphyrins were prepared from the 1:1 acid-catalyzed condensation reaction of 4-porphyrinyl-2,3,5,6-tetrafluorobenzaldehyde and pyrrole.