Zinc complexes of a series of substituted tetraphenylporphyrins containing OH-groups in the phenyl rings were synthesized. Their antioxidant capacity was estimated in reaction of the porphyrins with 2,2′-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) by cyclic voltammetry. The electron absorption spectra of the all synthesized compounds before and after the reaction with 2,2′-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl were recorded. The effect of structure of the porphyrins and zinc complexes on their antioxidant capacity was discussed.