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A Waterwheel‐Shaped meso–meso‐Linked Porphyrin Pentamer |
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| Authors: | Chieh‐Ao Wu Chien‐Lan Chiu Chi‐Lun Mai Dr. You‐Shiang Lin Chen‐Yu Yeh Prof. |
| Affiliation: | Department of Chemistry, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 402 (Taiwan), Fax: (+886)?4‐2286‐2547 |
| Abstract: | Wheels on water? A waterwheel‐shaped porphyrin pentamer has been synthesized by palladium‐catalyzed cross‐coupling reactions. The key intermediate is a boronate porphyrin, in which four boronic ester groups are directly attached to the meso‐positions.  |
| Keywords: | cross‐coupling electrochemistry molecular electronics oxidation porphyrinoids |