@article {582, title = {Cyclooctapyrroles, novel macrocycles containing biladiene-a,c units}, journal = {Tetrahedron}, volume = {59}, number = {6}, year = {2003}, note = {ISI Document Delivery No.: 641ZPTimes Cited: 1Cited Reference Count: 26}, month = {Feb}, pages = {871-875}, type = {Article}, abstract = {Cyclooctapyrroles, novel macrocycles containing two biladiene-a,c units, were synthesized in high yield from the condensation of 3,3{\textquoteright}-dipyrromethanes with 5,5{\textquoteright}-diformyl-2,2{\textquoteright}-dipyrromethane under acidic conditions. These macrocycles form dinuclear complexes with zinc(H). (C) 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.}, keywords = {biladiene-ac, BUILDING-BLOCK, CALIXPYRROLES, cyclooctapyrrole, cyclopolypyrroles, dipyrromethene, EXPANDED PORPHYRINS, macrocycle}, isbn = {0040-4020}, url = {://000180777200020}, author = {Chen, Q. Q. and Dolphin, D.} }