1. The respective porphyrin 18a or 18b was placed in a flask and dissolved in 2 mL MeOH. A solution of MeONa in MeOH was added to pH=10. Reaction mixture was stirred for 15 min at RT and filtered, the residue then was washed with CHCl 3 / MeOH 50:50 and;General Procedure for deprotection of compounds 1a and 1b
2. 5-trimethoxystyryl)phenoxy)methyl)-3-nitrophenyl)ethynyl)-phenyl)-10,15,20-tris(4-(1''-desoxy-?-galactosyl-1"-(1',2',3'-triazole-4'-yl)-methoxy)-phenyl)porphyrin zinc complex (1a);E)-4'-((4-((2-Methoxy-5-(3,4;Mp >300 �C. IR (thin film