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Synfacts 2009(3): 0271-0271  
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1087766
Synthesis of Materials and Unnatural Products
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Synthesis of Porphyrin Macrocycles

Contributor(s): Timothy M. Swager, Mindy Levine
J. E. Raymond, A. Bhaskar, T. Goodson, III*, N. Makiuchi, K. Ogawa*, Y. Kobuke*
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA and Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Japan
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19 February 2009 (online)

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Significance

Self-assembled materials that can be utilized for nonlinear optical applications are of significant value. The authors report the synthesis of covalently linked porphyrin macrocycles, which have substantial two-photon absorptions compared to a model porphyrin dimmer.