The first stable monocyclic phlorin free base. Preparation and X-ray structure determination of 5,21-dihydro-5,10,15,20,22-pentaphenylporphyrin (N-phenyl-meso-tetraphenylphlorin)
Abstract
Reduction of N-phenyl-meso-tetraphenylporphyrin with tosylhydrazine gives air-stable N-phenyl-meso-tetraphenylphlorin.