Abstract: | Syntheses of 1, 4, 5, 8-tetramethyl-2-ethoxycarbonyl-6-formylporphyrin and 1, 4, 5, 8-tetramethyl-2, 3-diethoxycarbonyl-6-formylporphyrin from the copper complexes of 1, 4, 5, 8-tetramethyl-2-ethoxycarbonylporphyrin and 1, 4, 5, 8-tetramethyl-2, 3-diethoxycarbonylporphyrin are described. |