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IUPAC name Porphyrin [1] | |
Other names Porphin | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.002.690 |
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Properties | |
C20H14N4 | |
Molar mass | 310.35196 g/mol |
Appearance | Dark red, shiny leaflets |
Melting point | N/A |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). |
Porphine or porphin is an organic compound of empirical formula C20H14N4. 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. [2]
The nonpolar tetrapyrrolic ring structure of porphine means it is poorly soluble in most organic solvents and hardly water soluble. [3] As a result, porphine is mostly of theoretical interest. It has been detected in GC-MS of certain fractions of Piper betle . [4]
Substituted derivatives of porphine are called porphyrins. Many porphyrins are found in nature with the dominant example being protoporphyrin IX. [5] Many synthetic porphyrins are also known, including octaethylporphyrin [6] and tetraphenylporphyrin. [7]