Porphin

  • 21H, 23H - porphine
  • Porphyrin

Dark red crystals

> 360 ° C ( decomposition)

  • Soluble in pyridine, dioxane
  • Poorly in chloroform and glacial acetic acid
  • Insoluble in acetone and diethyl ether

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Porphine is a heterocyclic ( containing 4 nitrogen atoms ), aromatic ( satisfies the Hückel rule, 4n 2 π -electron ) chemical compound consisting of four pyrrole rings ( tetrapyrroles ) is constructed.

Porphine is, inter alia, iron, magnesium and copper complexes. It is the parent of all the porphyrins, the respiratory pigments. A porphyrin complex such as hemoglobin.

Because of the conjugated π - electron system porphine is colored, and indeed a deep red.

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