meso-Phenyl Substituted Porphocyanines: A New Class of Functionalized Expanded Porphyrins

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)73504-0

Keywords: Porphocyanines; expanded porphyrins, photodynamic therapy Abstract: Porphocyanines bearing phenyl substituents at both or one of the two available meso-positions have been synthesised.Derivatives have also been synthesised with substituents on the phenyl rings and both alkyl and unsubstituted pyrrolic β-positions.