title: Oxidative aromatic coupling of meso-arylamino-porphyrins.
abstract: Strategic placement of the bis-arylamino group at the meso-position of porphyrins allowed fusion of these two moieties via aromatic dehydrogenation. By placing two di(naphthalene-2-yl)amine or bis(3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)amine groups at positions 5 and 15 of the porphyrin, the oxidative aromatic coupling was directed toward closing one six-membered ring. The extension of the porphyrin chromophore leads to significant change in linear optical properties, such as a bathochromic shift of absorption and broadening of the Q-band.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Organic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences , Kasprzaka 44/52, Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Agnieszka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nowak-Król
authors.forename: Daniel T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Gryko