Abstract
A porphyrin dimer with a polyether linkage was newly synthesized and its conformational change triggered by complexation with an sodium cation was examined. It was confirmed by 1H NMR titration experiments that the dimer bearing a pentaoxyehtylene linkage (1b) was effectively formed a 1:1 complex with a sodium perchlorate. A detailed investigation of the CIS values for the protons confirmed that the complex of 1b•Na+ adopts a slipped face-to-face conformation.