The introduction of practical methods of synthesis of porphyrins by Adler and Lindsey led to the development of applications of these compounds in various fields, including catalysis and photodynamic therapy (PDT). The second part of the presentation of Polish porphyrin chemists has a form of overview of scientific groups working in the universities and other academic institutions in the cities of Krakow, Katowice, Wrocław, Opole, Poznań, Łódź, Warszawa, Siedlce, Lublin, Białystok, Gdańsk and Sopot.
Polish chemists have been engaged in the development of chemistry of porphyrins and related macrocycles. In the first part of the historical review, short biographies and achievements of the pioneers in the field are presented. In particular, the importance of studies performed by Marceli Nencki, Leon Marchlewski, and their co-workers, in the discovery of structures of pigments of life — heme of chlorophyll — is underlined. The contributions of other Polish biochemists and forensic chemists are discussed as well.
In 1990, a new research group was constituted in the Institute of Chemistry, University of Wrocław. The team led by D.Sc. Lechosław Latos-Grażyński focused on the synthesis of novel macrocycles from the porphyrin family and their coordination abilities. The article describes the origins, development, and 30 years of activity of Porphyrin and Metalloporphyrin Chemistry Group.
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