The intense bright red color of the diprotonated derivatives of rubyrin (1), the largest expanded porphyrin to be characterized so far, is the source of the compound's name. A diprotonated alkyl derivative of 1 was synthesized efficiently. The molecule is nearly planar in the crystal—not unexpected for a large porphyrin-like aromatic macrocycle.
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