title: Synthesis of porphyrins bearing trans-thiols
abstract: [structure: see text] A route to porphyrins bearing trans-thiols is described using a thioacetyl-containing aldehyde or a thioacetyl-containing dipyrromethane in the presence of catalytic BF3 x OEt2 followed by oxidation. Metal complexation and ammonium hydroxide induced acetyl removal provides a route to these important molecular systems for future electronics experiments in which the thiols would serve as the adhesion points to gold probes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia 29208, USA.
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Jagessar
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Tour