The properties of porphyrins can be changed through the choice of peripheral substituents and inserted metal ions. To obtain porphyrin complexes with novel structures, 5, 10, 15, 20-tetrakis (p-4-fluorobenzoyloxy) phenyl porphyrin(TFBOPPH 2 ) and its transition metal complexes {TFBOPPM [M = Mn(III), Fe(III), Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II) and Zn(II)]} were synthesized and characterized by means of UV-Vis, IR photoacoustic spectrometry, 1 H NMR, elemental analyses, molar conductance, and XPS methods. A structure is proposed, in which one porphyrin molecule is coordinated with a transition metal ion in a tetradentate fashion, while the chlorine ion is the balanceable anion in Fe(III) and Mn(III) complexes.