title: A meso-meso directly linked octameric porphyrin square.
abstract: A meso-meso directly linked cyclic octameric porphyrin square was synthesized via stepwise Suzuki-Miyaura cross coupling reactions, and its ability to capture a guest molecule in the inside cavity has been confirmed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan. aratani@kuchem.kyoto-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Aratani
authors.forename: Atsuhiro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Osuka