Cyclooctapyrroles, novel macrocycles containing biladiene-a, c units

Q Chen, D Dolphin

Index: Chen, Qingqi; Dolphin, David Tetrahedron, 2003 , vol. 59, # 6 p. 871 - 875

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Abstract

Cyclooctapyrroles, novel macrocycles containing two biladiene-a, c units, were synthesized in high yield from the condensation of 3, 3′-dipyrromethanes with 5, 5′-diformyl-2, 2′- dipyrromethane under acidic conditions. These macrocycles form dinuclear complexes with zinc (II).