<p>The synthesis of new graphene-type
materials (<i>via</i> polymerization of
porphyrin macrocycles) through a simple chemical synthetic pathway (at RT) has
been demonstrated. This newly
synthesized material can be dispersed in water with an average sheet size of
few microns and with single layer thickness. As the porphyrin
contains four inner ring nitrogen atoms thus the presented polymeric material
will be close analogous of N-doped graphene. Porphyrin as the key component to
synthesize layered graphene type continuous 2D structure has never been
attempted before. </p>
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