Efficient synthesis of porphyrin dimers with carbon-carbon linkages

Ravindra K. Pandey; Fuu Yau Shiau; Craig J. Medforth; Thomas J. Dougherty; Kevin M. Smith

doi:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)94628-8

Efficient synthesis of porphyrin dimers with carbon-carbon linkages

Ravindra K. Pandey
, Fuu Yau Shiau
, Craig J. Medforth
, Thomas J. Dougherty
, Kevin M. Smith

Institute for Lasers Photonics and Biophotonics

University of California at Davis
Roswell Park Cancer Institute

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Abstract

Porphyrin dimers with carbon-carbon linkages were synthesized in excellent yield from (1-hydroxyethyl)porphyrins by treatment with triflic acid under mild reaction conditions. The method is used to prepare dimers which show promising tumorcidal activity in photodynamic therapy.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	789-792
Number of pages	4
Journal	Tetrahedron Letters
Volume	31
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4039(00)94628-8
State	Published - 1990

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