isophlorin

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noun

A π-ekectron N,N'-dihydroporphyrin; a nonaromatic complex derived from porphyrin with properties similar to a porphyrinoid.

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Meanings

nounisophlorin (plural isophlorins)

plural isophlorins

  1. chemistryA π-ekectron N,N'-dihydroporphyrin; a nonaromatic complex derived from porphyrin with properties similar to a porphyrinoid.

    Isophlorins are the latest addition to the increasing list of porphyrin derivatives.

    2011, G. Maroulis, T. Bancewicz, B. Champagne, Atomic and Molecular Nonlinear Optics, page 94
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    The possible formation of an isophlorin was first noted during the total synthesis of chlorophyll by Woodward […]

    2017, Takashiro Akitsu, Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry Researches of Metal Compounds
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