title: Synthesis of beta-Mono-, Tetra-, and Octasubstituted Sterically Bulky Porphyrins via Suzuki Cross Coupling.
abstract: beta-Mono-, tetra-, and octasubstituted tetramesitylporphyrins were prepared in good yields by Suzuki cross-coupling reactions of beta-bromotetramesitylporphyrins with aryl- and alkylboronic acids.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, and The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Xiang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Man Kin
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Tse
authors.forename: Terence S. M.
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Wan
authors.forename: Kin Shing
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Chan