Facile synthesis of β-derivatized porphyrins - Structural characterization of a β - β-bis-porphyrin

Article abstract of DOI:10.1002/(SICI)1521-3773(20000317)39:6<1066::AID-ANIE1066>3.0.CO;2-G

A generally applicable Suzuki methodology for the synthesis of β- derivatized porphyrins has been developed starting from bromoporphyrin 1, which is converted into an air- and water-stable boronate derivative. Metal- mediated cross-coupling of the latter