@article {3912, title = {5,10-Diphenyltripyrrane, a useful building block for the synthesis of meso-phenyl substituted expanded macrocycles}, journal = {Chemical Communications}, number = {17}, year = {1997}, note = {ISI Document Delivery No.: XW022Times Cited: 62Cited Reference Count: 22}, month = {Sep}, pages = {1689-1690}, type = {Article}, abstract = {Pyrrole and benzaldehyde were condensed under acidic conditions to produce a mixture of 5-phenyldipyrromethane and 5,10-diphenyltripyrrane; the tripyrrane was utilized in syntheses of meso-phenylsapphyrins, meso-diphenylpentaphyrin and meso-hexaphenylhexaphyrin.}, keywords = {PORPHOCYANINES, PORPHYRIN}, isbn = {1359-7345}, url = {://A1997XW02200050}, author = {Bruckner, C. and Sternberg, E. D. and Boyle, R. W. and Dolphin, D.} }