We thank the EPSRC for financial support and the EPSRC Mass Spectrometry Service (Swansea) for mass spectra.
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Template-Directed Synthesis of a π-Conjugated Porphyrin Nanoring†
Article first published online: 23 FEB 2007
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200604601
Copyright © 2007 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim
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How to Cite
Hoffmann, M., Wilson, C., Odell, B. and Anderson, H. (2007), Template-Directed Synthesis of a π-Conjugated Porphyrin Nanoring. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 46: 3122–3125. doi: 10.1002/anie.200604601
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Publication History
- Issue published online: 12 APR 2007
- Article first published online: 23 FEB 2007
- Manuscript Received: 11 NOV 2006
Funded by
- EPSRC
Keywords:
- molecular wires;
- nanostructures;
- porphyrinoids;
- self-assembly;
- template synthesis
Graphical Abstract
Round the bend: Bending a molecular wire round an eight-spoked template leads to the formation of a highly symmetric belt-shaped π system (green in picture). Addition of a large excess of pyridine releases the corresponding cyclic octamer from the template.