title: Fullerene-templated synthesis of a cyclic porphyrin trimer using olefin metathesis.
abstract: An olefination approach to the construction of covalently linked cyclic metalloporphyrin trimers is presented using fullerenes such as C(60) or C(70) as a template. Yields of the trimer approach 60%. In the absence of a template, the major product is the cyclic dimer (50% yield) with only a small amount of trimer (<10%) formed, indicating this is a template-directed approach.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Amy R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Mulholland
authors.forename: Clint P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Woodward
authors.forename: Steven J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Langford