The unique properties of natural tetrapyrrolic compounds have inspired the rapid growth of
research interest in the design and synthesis of artificial porphyrinoids and their metal …

Porphyrins feature prominently in nature, be it as enzymatic cofactors, electron and exciton
shuffles, as photoactive dyes, or as signaling substances. Their involvement in the …

Sensing of metal ions and anions is of great importance because of their widespread
distribution in environmental systems and biological processes. Colorimetric and fluorescent …

Organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) produced from metal complexes play an important
role in modern electroluminescent devices. While OLEDs are being used in display various …

Tetrapyrrole derivatives such as porphyrins, phthalocyanines, naphthalocyanines, and
porpholactones, are highly stable macrocyclic compounds that play important roles in many …

Confusion is a novel concept of isomerism in porphyrin chemistry, delivering a steady
stream of new chemistry since the discovery of N-confused porphyrin, a porphyrin mutant, in …

This review describes a multidimensional treatment of molecular recognition phenomena
involving aromatic rings in chemical and biological systems. It summarizes new results …

Beginning as chemical curiosities with the pioneering work of Curtius, 1a Staudinger, 1b and
even earlier efforts, 1c carbenes have played an important role as transient intermediates …

The chemistry of expanded porphyrins, which are higher homologues of porphyrins, has
been intensively explored for the last three decades. Expanded porphyrins exhibit …

I. General Introduction to Photodynamic Therapy 1.1 Photodynamic therapy 1.2 History of
PDT 1.3 The history of the first generation PDT agent hematoporph~.'n derivative 1.4 …