Porphyrins, phthalocyanines and their numerous analogue and derivatives are materials of tremendous importance in chemistry, materials science, physics, biology and medicine. They are the red color in blood (heme) and the green in leaves (chlorophyll); they are also excellent ligands that can coordinate with almost every metal in the Periodic Table. Grounded in natural systems, porphyrins are incredibly versatile and can be modified in many ways; each new modification yields derivatives, demonstrating new chemistry, physics and biology, with a vast array of medicinal and technical applications.

As porphyrins are currently employed as platforms for study of theoretical principles and applications in a wide variety of fields, the Handbook of Porphyrin Science represents a timely ongoing series dealing in detail with the synthesis, chemistry, physicochemical and medical properties and applications of polypyrrole macrocycles. Professors Karl Kadish, Kevin Smith and Roger Guilard are internationally recognized experts in the research field of porphyrins, each having his own separate area of expertise in the field. Between them, they have published over 1500 peer-reviewed papers and edited more than three dozen books on diverse topics of porphyrins and phthalocyanines. In assembling the new volumes of this unique handbook, they have selected and attracted the very best scientists in each sub-discipline as contributing authors.

This handbook will prove to be a modern authoritative treatise on the subject as it is a collection of up-to-date works by world-renowned experts in the field. Complete with hundreds of figures, tables and structural formulas, and thousands of literature citations, all researchers and graduate students in this field will find the Handbook of Porphyrin Science an essential, major reference source for many years to come.

Contents:

Volume 31: Synthesis — Part II:
- Porphyrin Analogs Containing Non-Pyrrolic Heterocycles
- Oligoporphyrins with One- and Two-Atom Covalent Bridges: Synthesis and Reactivity, Solid-State, Solution and Electronic Structures, Spectroscopy and Applications
Volume 32: Materials:
- Supramolecular Organization of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines by Use of Biomimetic Coordination Methodology
- Electrosynthesis Processes Based on Oxidative Couplings of Porphyrins for the Formation of Supramolecular Assemblies
- Photofunctions of Phthalocyanines and Related Compounds
- Nonlinear Optical Properties of Porphyrins and Expanded Porphyrins
- Spatial Organization of Multi-Porphyrinoids for Pre-Defined Properties
Volume 33: Applications — Part II:
- Design, Synthesis, Selective Recognition Properties and Targeted Drug Delivery Application
- Phosphorescence of Triplet Chlorophylls
- Ionic Liquid-Based Chlorins and Type III Mechanism of Photodynamic Therapy (PDT)
- Porphyrins as Active Components for Electrochemical and Photoelectrochemical Devices
Volume 34: Harnessing Solar Energy:
- Porphyrin Self-Assembly and Reactivity at Polarized Soft Interfaces
- In Situ Spectroscopic Characterization of Porphyrins at Liquid Interfaces
- Catalysis of Oxygen Reduction by Metal-Free Porphyrins in One- and Two-Phase Liquid Systems
- Supramolecular Assemblies of Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Derivatives for Solar Energy Conversion and Molecular Electronics
- Porphyrins and Metalloporphrins as Components in Artificial Photosynthesis Research
- Strategic Synthetic Approaches to Porphyrin-Based Artificial Light-Harvesting Systems for Solar Energy Utilization
Volume 35: Cumulative Index for Volumes 1 – 34

Readership: Chemists, physicists, material scientists, polymer scientists, spectroscopists, electrochemists, electronics and photonics engineers, biochemists, biophysicists, medicinal chemists and clinicians.

“Vivid testimony to the continuing broad interest and deep impact of the chemistry of these Pigments of Life.”

Jean-Marie Lehn
Nobel Laureate, Chemistry
College de France, France

“Everyone interested in the biological and chemical properties of porphyrins and related macrocycles will want to own the Handbook. The editors have done a terrific job in linking together the volumes in this very valuable resource for investigators in the chemical and biological sciences.”

Harry B Gray
Wolf Laureate, Chemistry
California Institute of Technology, USA

Karl M Kadish is Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen University Professor of Chemistry at the University of Houston. He has published over 560 research papers and edited or co-edited 75 books, the majority of which are on topics related to research in the area of porphyrins, phthalocyanines and related molecules. In 2012, Dr. Kadish was awarded the Hans Fischer Lifetime Achievement Award in Porphyrin Chemistry. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines and has served as President of the Society of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines since 2000.

Kevin M Smith is the LSU Foundation James C. Bolton Distinguished Professor of Chemistry in Louisiana State University. Dr. Smith has received the Corday-Morgan Medal and Prize from the Royal Society of Chemistry, UK, the Alfred Bader Award in Bioorganic or Bioorganic Chemistry from the American Chemical Society, USA, and the Robert Burns Woodward Career Achievement Award from the Society of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines. He has more than 750 publications, has edited or coedited 57 books on the topics of porphyrins and related molecules, and has been awarded eight patents.

Roger Guilard is Professor of Chemistry at the University of Burgundy in France. Dr Guilard has received the "Grand Prix de l'Académie des Sciences, Prix Gaz de France" in 2001, the "Robert Burns Woodward Achievement Award in Porphyrin Chemistry" in 2010 and the "Grand Prix Emile Jungfleich de l'Académie des Sciences" in 2013. He was elected as a fellow of the European Academy of Sciences in 2011. He is the author of 470 papers and reviews, has edited or coedited 55 books on the topics of porphyrins and related molecules and has been awarded 25 patents in the area of heterocyclic chemistry, organometallic and coordination chemistry. His major contributions are both in the area of basic research and applications.