Dichloromethane → Copper, [5,10,15,20-tetraphenyl-21H,23H-porphinato(2-)-N(21)-,N(22)-,N(23)-,N(24)-]-

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Reaction Steps

Tetraphenylporphyrin (II) (16.80 g., 27.3 mmol) is dissolved in 2000 ml of chloroform under reflux. Copper (II) acetate monohydrate (5.45 g., 27.3 mmol) is dissolved in 600 ml of methanol, and added dropwise to the methylene chloride solution in about 15 minutes. After the addition is over, the solution is refluxed for 30 minutes and cooled. The completion of the reaction is checked by UV-VIS spectrophotometry. The product IIa is isolated by evaporation of the solvents.

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