[30]heptaphyrin(1.1.1.1.1.0.0): an aromatic expanded porphyrin with a 'figure eight' like structure.
The synthesis, characterization, and X-ray structure of a heptapyrrolic macrocycle, [30]heptaphyrin(1.1.1.1.1.0.0) is reported; despite showing aromatic features, it exhibits a 'figure eight'-like structure in the solid state.
Bucher
Christophe
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Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712-1167, USA.
Seidel
Daniel
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Lynch
Vincent
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Sessler
Jonathan L
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