An improved synthesis of tetramesitylpor
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Richard W. Wagner; David S. Lawrence; Jonathan S. Lindsey
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Article
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1987
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Elsevier Science
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French
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We report a simple two-step one-flask procedure for the synthesis of tetramesitylporphyrin in 29% yield. Pyrrole and mesitaldehyde react at room temperature to form tetramesitylporphyrinogen. The addition of an oxidant yields the porphyrin. Macrocycle formation and oxidative aromatization are thus p