CHED 322 |
| Porphyrins are important in many biological processes and have an assortment of applications including photodynamic therapy. A trans-diphenolic phenylporphyrin (TDPP) is a potential photosensitizing agent because of the ease with which it is oxidized. Results of the synthesis of TDPP by TFA-catalyzed condensation of a phenolic dipyrromethane and mesitylaldehyde will be reported along with our characterization of redox behavior of TDPP and its zinc and iron derivatives by cyclic voltammetry and chemical reaction. |
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Undergraduate Research Poster Session: Organic Chemistry
2:30 PM-4:30 PM, Monday, 11 September 2006 Moscone Center -- Hall D, Poster
Division of Chemical Education |