Heme proteins hemichromes

Iron porphyrins, the prosthetic group of the heme proteins are of course of great interest. Tetraphenylporphine, (TPPH2) (Fig. 2) is not a naturally occurring porphyrin. But because of its ease of preparation and close similarity to other porphyrins, tetraphenylporphinatoiron (TFPFe) derivatives have been extensively studied. Hemes are Fe(II) compounds such as TPPFe(II), and hemins are rive coordinate Fe(III) derivatives such as TFPFe(III) X (X = halide, pseudohalide, carboxylate, alkoxide, etc.)16). Six coordinate Fe(III) prophyrins are known as hemichromes, such as [TPPFe(III) L2] X (L = pyridine, piperidine, imidazole, etc.)16). Hemichromes are usually low spin, S = 1/2, systems 0 eff 1-9 B.M.) and hemins are of the high spin,... 

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