title: The synthesis and characterization of the meso-meso linked antiaromatic tetraoxa isophlorin dimer.
abstract: The first synthesis of meso-meso linked antiaromatic isophlorin has been described. The synthetic pathway is different from the routinely employed oxidative coupling of meso free porphyrin into its dimer and oligomers. Spectroscopic and structural analyses revealed paratropic ring current effects and each unit was found to be orthogonal to each other.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune - 411008, Maharashtra, India. vg.anand@iiserpune.ac.in.
authors.forename: Baddigam Kiran
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune - 411008, Maharashtra, India. vg.anand@iiserpune.ac.in.
authors.forename: Santosh C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Gadekar
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune - 411008, Maharashtra, India. vg.anand@iiserpune.ac.in.
authors.forename: Venkataramanarao G
authors.initials: VG
authors.lastname: Anand