Synthesis 1992; 1992(8): 733-734
DOI: 10.1055/s-1992-26209
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One-Pot Synthesis of a Fourfold Bridged Double-Decker Porphyrin

Matthias Kreysel* , Fritz Vögtle
  • *Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie der Universität Bonn, Gerhard-Domagk-Straße 1, D-5300 Bonn 1, Germany
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17. September 2002 (online)

A one-pot synthesis of a covalently linked cofacial bis(tetraphenyl)porphyrin was worked out. Reaction of meso-tetra(α,α,α,α,-o-aminophenyl) porphyrin (1) with 5,5′-diformyl-2,2′-bipyridine (2) yielded the bisporphyrin 3 bearing 8 imino groups, which after reduction gave 39% of the octaamine 4.