The metal-directed self-assembly of three-dimensional porphyrin arraysElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: synthesis and spectral data for 2, 2(TTP), 2(OEP) and 3(TTP). See http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/cc/b0/b002562n/

Abstract

Six metalloporphyrins spontaneously assemble into octahedral arrays through a metal-directed synthesis; ¹H NMR provides a convenient means for tracking the progress of the self-assembly process and highlights that the rates in which the octahedral complexes form are influenced by the steric demands of the building blocks.