Preparation of metal mesoporphyrin compounds

• Main Authors: Vukovich, Robert, Levinson, Benjamin, Drummond, George S, Caroselli, Robert, Antczak, Kazimierz G, Boucher, Christopher, Mortimer, Richard, Levin, Danny, Cooke, Keith A
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 15.05.2012

A method of preparing metal mesoporphyrin halide compounds is described. The metal mesoporphyrin halide compound may be formed by forming a novel mesoporphyrin IX intermediate compound and then converting the mesoporphyrin IX intermediate to the metal mesoporphyrin halide through metal insertion. Th...