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Condensation of 13(2)-oxopyropheophorbide a with benzene-1,2,4,5-tetra
mine produced a bis-quinoxaline-bridged symmetrical chlorin dimer and
an unsymmetrical benzimidazole/pyrazine bridged analog. Spectroscopic
data of the novel conjugated dimers show a significant perturbation of
the extended bis-chlorin pi-system in a coplanar arrangement.