@article {343,
	title = {Fast, efficient syntheses of linear poly(dipyrromethene)s},
	journal = {Canadian Journal of Chemistry-Revue Canadienne De Chimie},
	volume = {80},
	number = {12},
	year = {2002},
	note = {ISI Document Delivery No.: 633ZKTimes Cited: 11Cited Reference Count: 44},
	month = {Dec},
	pages = {1668-1675},
	type = {Article},
	abstract = {The synthesis of three octapyrrolic, 8-10, and four dodecapyrrolic, 15-18, oligomers is reported. They are linear poly(dipyrromethene)s and potential ligands as building blocks for supramolecular architectures through self-assembly. Octapyrrolic oligomers 8-10 were prepared in 90-95\% yields by condensation of 2 equiv of a tripyrrolic compound 4 with 1 equiv of diformyldipyrrolic compounds 5-7. A similar procedure, involving the condensation of 2 equiv of a pentapyrrolic starting material 13 with 1 equiv of 5-7 or 14, was found to give rise to the corresponding dodecameric systems 15-18 in 41-56\% yields.},
	keywords = {ANALOG, ARCHITECTURE, BILIRUBIN, CHEMISTRY, CU-I, DERIVATIVES, dipyrromethane, dipyrromethene, DIPYRROMETHENE LIGANDS, LEAD(II) COMPLEXES, linear polypyrroles, poly(dipyrromethene), PYRROLE PIGMENTS, TRANSPORT},
	isbn = {0008-4042},
	url = {<Go to ISI>://000180314900007},
	author = {Chen, Q. Q. and Dolphin, D.}
}
@article {4214,
	title = {Novel and improved syntheses of 5,15-diphenylporphyrin and its dipyrrolic precursors},
	journal = {Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines},
	volume = {2},
	number = {6},
	year = {1998},
	note = {ISI Document Delivery No.: 209DJTimes Cited: 53Cited Reference Count: 66},
	month = {Nov-Dec},
	pages = {455-465},
	type = {Article},
	abstract = {Optimized syntheses of 5,15-diphenylporphyrin (DPP, 1) and its dipynolic precursors are described. A novel procedure for the synthesis of dipyrromethane (2), prepared by hydrodesulfurization of the corresponding di-2-pyrrolylthione (8), is presented, as well as an improved method to isolate large quantities of 5-phenyldipyrromethane (4), prepared by the acid-catalysed condensation of pyrrole with benzaldehyde. These dipyrromethanes are key reagents in two high-yield (2+2)-type syntheses of DPP. 5-Phenyldipyrromethane was formylated to provide 1-formyl- (11) and 1,9-diformyl-5-phenyldipyrromethane (12), and reduction of 11 provided the corresponding hydroxymethyl compound 13, These compounds (11-13), however, were much less efficient precursors to DPP. Two polypyrrolic compounds, 1,1,2,2-dipyrrolylethane (9) and 5,10-diphenyltripyrrane (10), potentially useful for the synthesis of porphyrinic macrocycles, were isolated as side-products during the dipyrromethane and 5-phenyldipyrromethane syntheses. (C) 1998 John Wiley \& Sons, Ltd.},
	keywords = {1, 10-diphenyltripyrrane, 2, 2+2 synthesis, 2-tetrapyrrolylethane, 5, 5-phenyldipyrromethane, ARYLPORPHYRINS, BIPHENYL, CHEMISTRY, COMPLEXES, dipyrromethane, macrocycles, MESO, meso-diphenylporphyrin synthesis, MESOSUBSTITUTED PORPHYRINS, METALLOPORPHYRINS, STEPWISE SYNTHESES, SUBSTITUTED PORPHYRIN},
	isbn = {1088-4246},
	url = {<Go to ISI>://000081032700001},
	author = {Bruckner, C. and Posakony, J. J. and Johnson, C. K. and Boyle, R. W. and James, Brian R. and Dolphin, D.}
}
@article {2970,
	title = {A CONVENIENT, ONE-POT SYNTHESIS OF 1,9-DICYANO-DIPYRROMETHANES AND A DIFURYLMETHANE},
	journal = {Synlett},
	number = {11},
	year = {1994},
	note = {ISI Document Delivery No.: PR523Times Cited: 11Cited Reference Count: 10},
	month = {Nov},
	pages = {939-940},
	type = {Note},
	abstract = {A range of 1,9-dicyano-dipyrromethanes were prepared from 1,9-dicarboxy- or 1,9-diunsubstituted-dipyrromethanes by decarboxylation (of the acids) and treatment with chlorosulfuryl-isocyanate in DMF; a dicyanodifurylmethane was prepared similarly. These 1,9-dicyano derivatives are important as precursors to {\textquoteright}{\textquoteright}expanded{\textquoteright}{\textquoteright} porphyrin-like macrocycles.},
	keywords = {CYANATION, DIFURYLMETHANE, dipyrromethane, PORPHOCYANINE},
	isbn = {0936-5214},
	url = {<Go to ISI>://A1994PR52300019},
	author = {Boyle, R. W. and Karunaratne, V. and Jasat, A. and Mar, E. K. and Dolphin, D.}
}
