1999•Organic LettersRequires access

Thermolysis of vic-Dihydroxybacteriochlorins: A New Approach for the Synthesis of Chlorin−Chlorin and Chlorin−Porphyrin Dimers

Andrei N. Kozyrev, Gang Zheng, Masayuki Shibata, James L. Alderfer, Thomas J. Dougherty, Ravindra K. Pandey

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[formula: see text] A novel approach for the preparation of symmetrical (chlorin-chlorin), and unsymmetrical (chlorin-porphyrin) dimers joined with carbon-carbon linkages as models to study the "intramolecular" charge transfer is discussed.

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Key concepts: Chlorin, Porphyrin, Chemistry, Intramolecular force, Photochemistry, Photodynamic therapy, Stereochemistry, Organic chemistry