Patents Examined by Tavanaram K Sripada
  • Metal-mediated cross-coupling with ring-metalated porphyrins
    Patent number: 5986090
    Abstract: Porphyrins substituted with, for example, vinyl and acetylene groups are provided, along with polymers containing the same. In preferred embodiments, the substituted porphyrins are prepared by coupling halogenated porphyrins with anionic groups via metal-mediated cross-coupling reactions under stoichiometric or catalytic conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1999
    Assignee: The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
    Inventors: Michael J. Therien, Stephen G. DiMagno