Synthesis of meso substituted porphyrins in air without solvents or catalysts

Chemical Communications

Volumn , Issue 21, 1997, Pages 2117-2118

  Drain, Charles M ^a   Gong, Xianchang ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE; PORPHYRIN; PYRROLE; SOLVENT;

AIR; ARTICLE; CATALYST; OXIDATION; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0030735457     PISSN: 13597345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/a704600f     Document Type: Article

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