A meso-meso directly linked octameric porphyrin square.
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.
Aratani
Naoki
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Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan. aratani@kuchem.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Osuka
Atsuhiro
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