A PORPHYRIN COMPOSITION AND PROCESS OF PRODUCING THE PORPHYRIN COMPOSITION

1 . A method comprising:

a. combining a solvent, salt, pyrrole or substituted pyrrole, and an aliphatic or aromatic aldehyde in a vessel;

b. charging the vessel with a catalyst to form a porphyrinogen of the pyrrole or substituted pyrrole; and

c. oxidizing the formed porphyrinogen of the pyrrole or substituted pyrrole with an oxidizing agent to form a porphyrin, wherein the oxidizing agent is peroxide;

wherein the porphyrin comprises a residue of the pyrrole or substituted pyrrole having the aliphatic or aromatic groups derived from the aliphatic or aromatic aldehyde pendant from the heterocycle; and

wherein the porphyrin is free of hydroquinone byproducts.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the catalyst is one or more selected from the group consisting of BF 3 -etherate, TFA, p-CH 3 C 6 H 4 SO 3 H·H 2 O, CH 3 SO 3 H, SbF 5 , GeBr 4 , PBr 5 , BBr 3 , TiBr 4 , CCl 3 CO 2 H, CuCl 2 , AlCl 3 , MgBr 2 , TiCl 4 , GaCl 2 , SnCl 4 , FeCl 3 , HCl, SiCl 4 , BCl 3 , TeCl 4 , C 6 F 5 CO 2 H, GeI 4 , BEt 3 .

3 . (canceled)

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the catalyst is one or more selected from the group consisting of BF 3 -etherate, TFA, or p-CH 3 C 6 H 4 SO 3 H·H 2 O.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the catalyst is boron trifluoride etherate.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the salt is one or more of the salts selected from the group consisting of LiCl, NaCl, KCl, CsCl, MgCl 2 , CaCl 2 , NH 4 Cl, Me 4 NCl, NaBPh 4 , BaBr, KI, Na 2 SO 4 , MgSO 4 , CaSO 4 , NaBF 4 , Me 4 NBF 4 , or KF.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the salt is one or more of the salts selected from the group consisting of LiCl, NaCl, KCl, CsCl, MgCl 2 , CaCl 2 , Paraquat 2Cl—, NH 4 Cl, Me 4 NCl, NaBPh 4 , BaBr, or KI.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the salt is one or more of the salts selected from the group consisting of NaCl, Me 4 NCl, or NaBF 4 .

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the salt is a metal salt that includes an anion selected from the group consisting of Cl—, Ph 4 B—, Br—, or I—.

10 . (canceled)

11 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the salt is sodium chloride and the solvent is a halogenated solvent.

12 . (canceled)

13 . (canceled)

14 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the solvent is dichloromethane.

15 . (canceled)

16 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the peroxide is a hydroperoxide.

17 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the oxidizing agent is hydrogen peroxide or tert-butyl hydroperoxide.

18 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the pyrrole or substituted pyrrole, the aliphatic or aromatic aldehyde, the salt, and solvent are mixed before the catalyst is added and the porphyrinogen is mixed with the catalyst.

19 . (canceled)

20 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the porphyrinogen is mixed for about 5 minutes or more and about 15 minutes or less.

21 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the porphyrinogen is mixed with the oxidizing agent for 8 hours or more and 24 hours or less.

22 . (canceled)

23 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising extracting the oxidizing agent with a polar aprotic solvent before being mixed with the porphyrinogen.

24 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising extracting an aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution with a polar aprotic solvent to remove water and form an anhydrous peroxide solution.

25 . The method of claim 24 , wherein the solvent is an ether or a diethyl ether.

26 . The method of claim 1 , the porphyrin comprises tetraphenylporphyrin.

27 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising a step of contacting the porphyrin with a metalating agent that includes an aluminum compound or a chromium compound.

28 . (canceled)