title: Improved synthesis of meso-aryl-substituted [26]hexaphyrins.
abstract: [reaction: see text] Acid-catalyzed reactions of 5-(2',3',4',5',6'-pentafluorophenyl)dipyrromethane with aryl aldehydes and of 5-(aryl)dipyrromethanes with 2,3,4,5,6-pentafluorobenzaldehyde allowed the preparation of a variety of meso-aryl [26]hexaphyrins.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, and CREST (Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology) of Japan Science and Technology Corporation (JST), Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan.
authors.forename: Masaaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Atsuhiro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Osuka