A concise approach to the synthesis of opp-dibenzoporphyrins through the heck reaction

Rohit Deshpande, Lin Jiang, Gregory Schmidt, John Rakovan, Xiaoping Wang, Kraig Wheeler, Hong Wang

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    Abstract

    A concise approach to the synthesis of functionalized opp-dibenzoporphyrins is described. In this method, introduction of alkenyl groups to the porphyrin periphery through the vicinal 2-fold Heck reaction, 6-φ electrocyclization, and subsequent aromatizaron occur in one pot.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)4251-4253
    Number of pages3
    JournalOrganic Letters
    Volume11
    Issue number19
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Oct 1 2009

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