Methods of making porphyrins and related compounds with Lewis acids

摘要

The present invention provides methods of making porphyrins and related compounds such as chlorins by condensing suitable starting materials (e.g., a dipyrromethane-dicarbinol plus dipyrromethane) in a polar solvent in the presence of a Lewis acid. The reactions are preferably carried out in a manner that minimizes rearrangement of the reaction product.