By　using　mixed-solvents　method,　five　kinds　of　p-substituted　tetraphenylporphyrin　compounds　[T(p-R)PPH2,　R=NO2,　Cl,　CH3,　OCH3,　OH]　were　synthesized　by　the　condensation　of　p-substituted　benzaldehyde　with　pyrrole　in　mixed　solvents　(propionic　acid,　acetic　acid　and　nitrobenzene),　and　corresponding　ferric　complexes　[T(p-R)PPFeIIICl]　were　synthesized　in　dimethylformamide.　The　above　free　base　porphyrins　were　obtained　in　30%-50%　yields,　metalation　yields　were　up　to　90%　and　total　yields　of　ferric　complexes　were　27%-50%.　Effects　of　reactive　conditions,　solvents　and　oxidants　on　yields　of　free　base　porphyrins　were　investigated　and　the　relevant　mechanism　was　discussed.　Structures　of　the　above　porphyrin　complexes　were　characterized　by　ultravioletvisible　(UV-Vis),　infrared　(IR)　and　far　infrared　(FIR)　spectroscopy.　©　2009　Higher　Education　Press　and　Springer-Verlag　GmbH.