Porphine

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.

Porphine
Names
Other names
Porphin
Identifiers
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ECHA InfoCard 100.002.690
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  • InChI=1S/C20H14N4/c1-2-14-10-16-5-6-18(23-16)12-20-8-7-19(24-20)11-17-4-3-15(22-17)9-13(1)21-14/h1-12,21,24H/b13-9-,14-10-,15-9-,16-10-,17-11-,18-12-,19-11-,20-12- Y
    Key: RKCAIXNGYQCCAL-CEVVSZFKSA-N Y
  • InChI=1/C20H14N4/c1-2-14-10-16-5-6-18(23-16)12-20-8-7-19(24-20)11-17-4-3-15(22-17)9-13(1)21-14/h1-12,21,24H/b13-9-,14-10-,15-9-,16-10-,17-11-,18-12-,19-11-,20-12-
    Key: RKCAIXNGYQCCAL-CEVVSZFKBA
  • C1=CC2=CC5=CC=C(C=C4C=CC(C=C3C=CC(=CC1=N2)N3)=N4)N5
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).
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The nonpolar tetrapyrrolic ring structure of porphine means it is poorly soluble in most organic solvents and hardly water soluble. As a result, porphine is mostly of theoretical interest. It has been detected in GC-MS of certain fractions of Piper betle.

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