Facile synthesis of unsubstituted β,β′-linked diformyldipyrromethanes

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 73, Issue 23, 2008, Pages 9515-9517

  Zhang, Zhan ^a   Shin, Ji Young ^a   Dolphin, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTIONS; PORPHYRINS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CHEMICAL EQUATIONS; DIPYRROMETHENE; FACILE SYNTHESES; SYNTHESIS OF;

CHELATION;

DIFORMYLDIPYRROMETHANE; LIGAND; PORPHYRIN DERIVATIVE; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 57449113391     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo802114h     Document Type: Article

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