Porphyrins 31. Synthesis and properties of 2-dimethylaminomethyl-5,10,15,20-tetraphenylporphyrin

2-Dimethylaininometkvl-5,10,15, 20-tetraphenylporphyrin has been synthesized for the first time. Its conversion into the previously unknown 2-iodomethyl-5,10,15, 20-tetraphenylporphyrin has been discovered and the facile solvolysis of the latter has been shown.