The versatility of a resorcinol-substituted phenanthroline-strapped porphyrin was enhanced by appending allyl chains via a double Claisen rearrangement. Two pyridine arms were then appended to the resorcinol oxygens. This multifunctional porphyrin is a suitable generic building block for the preparation of liposoluble heme protein models. X-ray characterization of the pentacoordinated zinc complex and the binding of a sixth imidazole ligand to the ferric complex both suggest a facilitated access to an empty distal site.
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Environ Sci Process Impacts
January 2025
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, No. 971 Hospital of People's Liberation Army Navy, Qingdao 266000, Shandong Province, China.
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School of Food Science, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Zhongshan, China.
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January 2025
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Epidemiology Branch, Division of Population Health Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
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