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An Improved Method for the Preparation of Symmetrically Substituted Porphyrins via 2-Methoxymethyl-3,4-disubstituted Pyrrole Derivatives
Kinoshita, Hideki,Tanaka, Shingo,Inomata, Katsuhiko
, p. 1107 - 1108 (1989)
2-Methoxymethylpyrrole derivatives readily available from 2-methylthiomethylpyrroles were found to be readily cyclized to porphyrinogens with formic acid, and subsequent oxidation with O2 affords the corresponding porphyrins in excellent yields.