@article {2690, title = {A triple-stranded helicate and mesocate from the same metal and ligand}, journal = {Chemical Communications}, number = {45}, year = {2009}, note = {ISI Document Delivery No.: 517VNTimes Cited: 4Cited Reference Count: 37Zhang, Zhan Dolphin, David}, pages = {6931-6933}, type = {Article}, abstract = {A pair of triple-stranded helicates and mesocates were, for the first time, isolated from the same reaction of a novel alpha-free bis(dipyrromethene)ligand with either Co3+ or Fe3+.}, keywords = {CHEMISTRY, cobalt(II), COMPLEXES, dipyrrins, DIPYRROMETHENE LIGANDS, INVERSION, iron, MECHANISM, STRUCTURAL-CHARACTERIZATION, TWIST}, isbn = {1359-7345}, url = {://000271647200007}, author = {Zhang, Z. and Dolphin, D.} } @article {343, title = {Fast, efficient syntheses of linear poly(dipyrromethene)s}, journal = {Canadian Journal of Chemistry-Revue Canadienne De Chimie}, volume = {80}, number = {12}, year = {2002}, note = {ISI Document Delivery No.: 633ZKTimes Cited: 11Cited Reference Count: 44}, month = {Dec}, pages = {1668-1675}, type = {Article}, abstract = {The synthesis of three octapyrrolic, 8-10, and four dodecapyrrolic, 15-18, oligomers is reported. They are linear poly(dipyrromethene)s and potential ligands as building blocks for supramolecular architectures through self-assembly. Octapyrrolic oligomers 8-10 were prepared in 90-95\% yields by condensation of 2 equiv of a tripyrrolic compound 4 with 1 equiv of diformyldipyrrolic compounds 5-7. A similar procedure, involving the condensation of 2 equiv of a pentapyrrolic starting material 13 with 1 equiv of 5-7 or 14, was found to give rise to the corresponding dodecameric systems 15-18 in 41-56\% yields.}, keywords = {ANALOG, ARCHITECTURE, BILIRUBIN, CHEMISTRY, CU-I, DERIVATIVES, dipyrromethane, dipyrromethene, DIPYRROMETHENE LIGANDS, LEAD(II) COMPLEXES, linear polypyrroles, poly(dipyrromethene), PYRROLE PIGMENTS, TRANSPORT}, isbn = {0008-4042}, url = {://000180314900007}, author = {Chen, Q. Q. and Dolphin, D.} } @article {345, title = {Synthesis and self-assembly of novel tetra- and hexapyrroles containing dipyrrins linked by a sulfur bridge at the beta-position}, journal = {Tetrahedron Letters}, volume = {43}, number = {46}, year = {2002}, note = {ISI Document Delivery No.: 608QATimes Cited: 23Cited Reference Count: 20}, month = {Nov}, pages = {8413-8416}, type = {Article}, abstract = {Novel ligands containing two dipyrrin units linked by a sulfur bridge at the beta-position have been synthesized and used to prepare double-stranded helical metal complexes. A structure was confirmed by X-ray analysis. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.}, keywords = {ARCHITECTURE, assembly, bis(dipyrrin-3-yl) sulfides, CU-I, dipyrrins, DIPYRROMETHENE LIGANDS, helicates, hexapyrrin, LEAD(II) COMPLEXES, metal complexes, RAY CRYSTAL-STRUCTURE, self}, isbn = {0040-4039}, url = {://000178857100048}, author = {Chen, Q. Q. and Zhang, Y. J. and Dolphin, D.} } @article {5035, title = {A highly efficient preparation of 3,3 {\textquoteright}-dipyrrolyl sulfides}, journal = {Synthesis-Stuttgart}, number = {1}, year = {2001}, note = {ISI Document Delivery No.: 389KETimes Cited: 3Cited Reference Count: 19}, month = {Jan}, pages = {40-42}, type = {Article}, abstract = {3,3{\textquoteright}-Dipyrrolyl sulfides, useful building blocks for linear or cyclic polypyrrolic ligands, were prepared, in high yield, by the reaction of sulfur dichloride with 3-unsubstituted pyrroles at low temperature.}, keywords = {3-unsubstituted pyrroles, CHEMISTRY, DIPYRROMETHENE LIGANDS, self-coupling, SULFUR DICHLORIDE}, isbn = {0039-7881}, url = {://000166236500003}, author = {Chen, Q. Q. and Dolphin, D.} }