6th Organic Chemistry Congress with International Participation, Eskişehir, Türkiye, 10 - 13 Eylül 2025, ss.108, (Tam Metin Bildiri)
Porphyrins
are macrocyclic aromatic compounds with significant functions in nature. These
structures, which play a crucial role in biological processes, have also
inspired a wide range of applications such as artificial photosynthesis,
dye-sensitized solar cells, and photodynamic therapy [1,2,3,4]. A comprehensive
review of the literature on porphyrin synthesis reveals that compounds such as
pyrrole, dipyrromethane, and tripyrrane are commonly used as starting
materials. However, despite the presence of tripyrrane derivatives in the
literature, the synthesis and reactivity of mono-formyl meso-substituted
tripyrranes have not been thoroughly investigated. Considering this gap in the
literature, mono-formyl meso-substituted tripyrrane (2) compounds, which
have not been synthesized before, were obtained via the formylation of
tripyrranes (1) through the Vilsmeier–Haack reaction. By elucidating the
structures of these compounds and examining their reactions, studies were
carried out to obtain meso-substituted A3-type porphyrin (3)
compounds with wide application areas.