by Raymond Chi-Yuen Kwong. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1995. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 60-62). / Acknowledgements --- p.i / Abbreviations --- p.ii / Abstract --- p.iii / Chapter 1. --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 2. --- Synthetic Methodology for Arylenevinylenes --- p.12 / Chapter 3. --- Result and Discussion --- p.15 / Chapter 4. --- Conclusion --- p.42 / Chapter 5. --- Experimental --- p.43 / Chapter 6. --- References --- p.60 / Chapter 7. --- Spectra

by Marco Ming Yeung. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1997. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 90-96). / ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --- p.i / ABSTRACT --- p.ii / CONTENTS --- p.iii / LIST OF FIGURES --- p.v / LIST OF TABLES --- p.vi / ABBREVIATIONS --- p.vii / Chapter 1. --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1. --- Theoretical Background of Nonlinear Optics --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2. --- Organic Nonlinear Optical Chromophores --- p.5 / Chapter 1.3. --- Porphyrins as Nonlinear Optical Chromophores --- p.8 / Chapter 1.4. --- Synthetic Aspects of Porphyrins --- p.16 / Chapter 1.4.1. --- Porphyrin Substrates --- p.16 / Chapter 1.4.2. --- Vilsmeier Formylation --- p.17 / Chapter 1.4.3. --- Bromination --- p.21 / Chapter 1.4.4. --- Knoevenagel Condensation --- p.24 / Chapter 1.4.5. --- Palladium-mediated Cross-coupling --- p.25 / Chapter 2. --- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION --- p.28 / Chapter 2.1. --- "Preparation of 5,15-Diphenylporphyrinatonickel(II)" --- p.28 / Chapter 2.2. --- "Vilsmeier Formylation of 5,15-Diphenylporphyrinatonickel(II)" --- p.30 / Chapter 2.3. --- Preparation of Push-pull Porphyrins --- p.47 / Chapter 2.4. --- Molecular Structures of 65 and76 --- p.59 / Chapter 2.5. --- Nonlinear Optical Properties of Push-pull Porphyrins 65 and66 --- p.63 / Chapter 2.6. --- Attempted Syntheses of Push-pull Porphyrin Trimer and Dimer --- p.65 / Chapter 2.7. --- Conclusion --- p.69 / Chapter 3. --- EXPERIMENTAL SECTION --- p.70 / Chapter 3.1. --- General Methods --- p.70 / Chapter 3.2. --- Physical Measurements --- p.70 / Chapter 3.3. --- Preparation of Push-pull Porphyrins --- p.71 / Chapter 3.4. --- Attempted Preparation of Push-pull Porphyrin Trimer and Dimer --- p.86 / Chapter 4. --- REFERENCES --- p.90 / APPENDIX A 1 H NMR Spectra of Porphyrins --- p.97 / APPENDIX B Crystal Data for 65 and 76 --- p.115 / APPENDIX C Computed Geometry of 65 and 66 from Semiempirical PM3(tm) Calculations --- p.131