“…They are (i) 1,3,7,9-tetramethyl-5-aryldipyrromethanes obtained from an aldehyde and 2,4-dimethylpyrrole and (ii) 5-aryldipyrromethanes obtained from an aldehyde and an unsubstituted pyrrole. We have previously studied the application of 1,3,7,9-tetramethyl-5-aryldipyrromethanes as chemosensors 41,42 and also utilized 1,3,7,9-tetramethyl-5-furanyldipyrromethane in the preparation of BODIPY based photocatalysts. 43 Unsubstituted DPMs were utilized in the development of bis(dipyrrinato)zinc complexes and various tetrapyrrolic macrocycles, including porphyrins, chlorins, etc.…”