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Synfacts 2009(3): 0269-0269  
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1087770
Synthesis of Materials and Unnatural Products
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Dark Porphyrins

Contributor(s): Timothy M. Swager, Jeewoo Lim
S. Banala, T. Rühl, K. Wurst, B. Kräutler*
Universität Innsbruck, Austria
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19 February 2009 (online)

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Significance

The authors report an efficient synthesis of tetraquinonoporphyrin 2-Zn, the absorbance spectra of which cover all of the visible range. These ”black" porphyrins have a wide range of potential applications in optoelectronics and redox systems.