Abstract

Acid-catalyzed condensation of a newly prepared di-m-benzipentapyrrane with appropriate mono- and diheterocyclic dialcohols selectively produced stable di-m-benzihexaphyrins and di-m-benziheptaphyrins with only two meso-carbon bridges. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses reveal planar conformation with slight distortion of bridged phenylene rings. Despite the presence of m-phenylene units interrupting the global delocalization, the presence of bithiophene units in di-m-benziheptaphyrins 3a-b exhibits altered optical features covering the entire visible region (ca. 250-720 nm), exhibiting a black dye property as a "metal-free" porphyrinoid.

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