title: Electrochemical synthesis of cyclo[8]pyrrole.
abstract: The utility of an electrochemical oxidative strategy in the synthesis of expanded porphyrins is demonstrated by the preparation of cyclo[8]pyrrole in high yield via a bipyrrole C(2)-C(2)' coupling process.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire d'Electrochimie Organique et de Photochimie Rédox, UMR CNRS 5630, Institut de Chimie Moléculaire de Grenoble, FR CNRS 2607, Université Joseph Fourier, BP 53, 38041, Grenoble Cédex 9, France. christophe.bucher@ujf-grenoble.fr
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bucher
authors.forename: Charles H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Devillers
authors.forename: Jean-Claude
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Moutet
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pécaut
authors.forename: Jonathan L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Sessler