“…The stretching of formyl group in metalloporphyrin (7), (8), (9), or (10) was observed around 1669-1678 cm À1 . The disappearance of N-H vibration around 3345-3450 cm À1 and appearance of Schiff base (11), (12), (13), (14), (15), or (16) revealed two absorption bands around 3345-3450 cm À1 due to the N-H stretching of -NH 2 , which were absent in the dimer (17), (18), (19), (20), (21), or (22). 1 H NMR spectrum of Schiff base (11), (12), (14), or (15) displayed a slightly broad singlet between 4.09-4.21 δ accounting for the -NH 2 group that disappeared after condensation with TIPPCHO, NiTIPPCHO, or CuTIPPCHO.…”