Chemistry:Porphine
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Porphin
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| Molar mass | 310.35196 g/mol |
| Appearance | Dark red, shiny leaflets |
| Melting point | N/A |
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Porphine or porphin is an organic compound of empirical formula C
20H
14N
4. It is heterocyclic and aromatic. The molecule is a flat macrocycle, consisting of four pyrrole-like rings joined by four methine bridges, which makes it the simplest of the tetrapyrroles.[1]
The nonpolar tetrapyrrolic ring structure of porphine means it is poorly soluble in most organic solvents and hardly water soluble.[2] As a result, porphine is mostly of theoretical interest. It has been detected in GC-MS of certain fractions of Piper betle.[3]
Porphine derivatives: porphyrins
Substituted derivatives of porphine are called porphyrins. Many porphyrins are found in nature with the dominant example being protoporphyrin IX.[4] Many synthetic porphyrins are also known, including octaethylporphyrin[5] and tetraphenylporphyrin.[6]
- Common porphyrins
Derivatives of protoporphyrin IX are common in nature, the precursor to hemes.
Octaethylporphyrin (H2OEP) is a synthetic analogue of protoporphyrin IX. Unlike the natural porphyrin ligands, OEP2− is highly symmetrical.
Tetraphenylporphyrin (H2TPP)is another synthetic analogue of protoporphyrin IX. Unlike the natural porphyrin ligands, TPP2− is highly symmetrical. Another difference is that its methine centers are occupied by phenyl groups.
Further reading
- Budavari, Susan (1989). "7574. Porphine". The Merck Index (11th ed.). Merck & Co., Inc.. p. 1210. ISBN 0-911910-28-X. https://archive.org/details/merckindexency00buda/page/1210.
References
- ↑ Encyclopedia of Inorganic and Bioinorganic Chemistry. Wiley-VCH. 2011. doi:10.1002/9781119951438.eibd0638. ISBN 9781119951438.
- ↑ Senge, Mathias O.; Davis, Mia (2010). "Porphyrin (porphine) — A neglected parent compound with potential". Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines 14 (07): 557–567. doi:10.1142/s1088424610002495. ISSN 1088-4246. http://www.tara.tcd.ie/bitstream/handle/2262/67506/MS206-Tara%5B1%5D.pdf.
- ↑ "Phytochemical composition, β-glucuronidase inhibition, and antioxidant properties of two fractions of Piper betle leaf aqueous extract". Journal of Food Biochemistry 43 (12): e13048. December 2019. doi:10.1111/jfbc.13048. PMID 31581322.
- ↑ Paul R. Ortiz de Montellano (2008). Wiley Encyclopedia of Chemical Biology. John Wiley & Sons. doi:10.1002/9780470048672.wecb221. ISBN 978-0470048672.
- ↑ Jonathan L. Sessler; Azadeh Mozaffari; Martin R. Johnson (1992). "3,4-Diethylpyrrole and 2,3,7,8,12,13,17,18-Octaethylporphyrin". Org. Synth. 70: 68. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.070.0068.
- ↑ Lindsey, Jonathan S. (2000). "Synthesis of meso-substituted porphyrins". Porphyrin Handbook. 1. pp. 45–118. ISBN 0-12-393200-9.
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