‘Caged’ porphyrin: the first dendritic molecule having a core photochemical functionality
Abstract
Alkali-mediated reaction of 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(3′,5′-dihydroxyphenyl)porphine with dendritic bromide gives the novel porphyrin covalently encapsulated into a huge dendritic cage (‘caged’ porphyrin).