Novel preparation of beta,beta'-connected porphyrin dimers.
Porphyrin dimers were prepared from beta,beta'-dipyrrole derivatives via the double pyrrolylmethylation followed by double [2 + 2] MacDonald porphyrin synthesis.
Advanced Instrumentation Center for Chemical Analysis, Ehime University, Bunkyo-cho 2-5, Matsuyama 790-8577, Japan. uno@dpc.ehime-u.ac.jp
Hidemitsu
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Uno
Yukiko
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Kitawaki
Noboru
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Ono