Synthesis and Characterization of Six New Carbazolyl Porphyrins

Abstract

Novel 4-(N-carbazole methyl) benzoic acid and N-carbazolacetic acid are synthesized, then six new carbazolyl porphyrins are synthesized by bonding these acids to hydroxy porphyrin or amido porphyrin via acyl chloride or N,N′-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (DCC)–dimethylaminopyndine methods. The formations of these title compounds, as well as their intermediates are characterized by ¹H NMR, mass spectrometry, Fourier transform–infrared, and elemental analysis.

Keywords:

• Carbazole
• porphyrin
• synthesis

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The authors are grateful for the financial support of the National Natural Science Talent Foundation of China (No. J0830415), the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province (No. 05JJ30020), and the Development Foundation of the Scientific and Technological Bureau of Hunan Province (No. 04GK3035). We thank Dr. William Hickey for English editing.