5, 15-bis-(3, 5-di-tert-butylphenyl) porphyrin zinc and copper complexes were polymerized through electrochemical oxidation. The absorption spectra of the resultant polymers exhibit exciton coupling band in either solid state or solution. FT-IR spectra confirm that the porphyrin rings are connected to each other via a single C-C bond at the meso position. Mass spectra clearly show that the repeat units of porphyrin ring in the polymeric chain of poly-ZnBBPP are more than 13.

Key words: PORPHYRIN, FUNCTIONAL POLYMER, ELECTROLYSIS POLYMERIZATION, CYCLOVOLTAMGRAPH, FOURIER TRANSFORM, INFRARED SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, MASS SPECTROGRAPHY