title: Porphycenes: synthesis and derivatives.
abstract: Porphycene is an aromatic macrocycle and a constitutional isomer of porphyrin. It and its derivatives display unique physical and optical properties, including strong absorptions in the red region of the UV-vis spectrum. These features have made porphycene and porphycene analogues appealing molecules for use in biomedical applications and in the design of new materials. This critical review provides a concise overview of the most important syntheses of porphycenes, as well as those of various functionalized derivatives and heteroatom containing analogues. (95 references.)
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Chem. & Biochem., 1 University Station-A5300, The University of Texas, Austin, TX 78712-0165, USA.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sánchez-García
authors.forename: Jonathan L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Sessler
mesh_terms: D015394:Molecular Structure; D011166:Porphyrins / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D011166:Porphyrins; C051407:porphycene