Synthesis of Porphyrins β-Tetrasubstituted by Flexible Hydrocarbon Chains

Porphyrins with metal, metalloid or phosphorus atoms directly bonded to the carbon periphery

Organometallic porphyrins with a metal, metalloid or phosphorus fragment directly attached to their carbon framework emerged for the first time in 1976, and these macrocycles have been intensively investigated in the past decade. The present review summarises for the first time all reported examples as well as applications of these systems.

A facile synthesis of deuteroporphyrins derivatives under ultrasound irradiation

A facile, efficient and general method for preparing deuteroporphyrin derivatives by using concentrated H(2)SO(4) and alcohol under ultrasound irradiation has been developed. A series of new deuteroporphyrin derivatives bearing different propionic ester groups have been synthesized in good yields starting from readily accessible deuterohemin. The characterization of these compounds confirms the synthetic methodology. Compared with conventional methods, the main advantages of the present procedure are shorter reaction time and higher yields.

New Heck-type reaction applied to the synthesis of protoporphyrin-IX derivatives

[reaction: se text] A new Heck-type reaction under catalysis by Pd for obtaining polysubstituted arylvinylydene derivatives of porphyrin systems is reported. The coupling between the Zn(II)-protoporphyrin-IX dimethylester Zn-2 and several bromo-aryl and iodo-aryl compounds in the presence of a new Pd catalyst has been studied. This coupling reaction, although providing moderate regioselectivity, gives quantitative conversion.