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Synfacts 2011(1): 0032-0032  
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1259154
Synthesis of Materials and Unnatural Products
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Dinaphthoporphycenes Made Easy

Contributor(s): Timothy M. Swager, Joel Batson
V. Roznyatovskiy, V. Lynch, J. L. Sessler*
The University of Texas at Austin, USA and Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
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21 December 2010 (online)

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Amongst porphyrins, systems with larger π-electron peripheries have become synthesis targets due to their red-shifted light absorbing properties. However, the preparation of fused porphyrin derivatives generally requires extensive syntheses leading to limited amounts for further use. Here, the authors present a simple, general route to α-formylated, β-substituted naphtho­bipyrroles, and their use in the preparations of ­binaphthoporphycenes.