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Structure and Conformation of Photosynthetic Pigments and Related Compounds, 8 [1]<br />Molecular Structure of an Iron(III) Chlorophyll Derivative-Chloro(phytochlorinato methyl ester)iron(III)

  • Mathias O. Senge , Karin Ruhlandt-Senge and Kevin M. Smith

The crystal and molecular structure of chloro(methyl phytochlorinato)iron(III), 4, have been determined by single crystal X-ray crystallography to obtain further information on the conformation of metallochlorins related to chlorophyll. The compound crystallized with two independent molecules mainly distinguished by the orientation of the axial ligand. The macrocycles show significant deviations from planarity larger than those observed in corresponding magnesium(II) complexes. The overall type of distortion is similar to those found in chlorophyllides. Compound 4 crystallized in the monoclinic space group P21 (MoKa,λ = 0.71063 A) with unit cell dimensions a = 12.035(6) Å, b = 13.396(8) Å, c = 19.04(2), b = 97.51(2) Å, Z = 4, V = 3043(4) Å3. The structure was refined to an R-value of 0.075 on the basis of 3974 reflections with I &gt; 3.0σ(Ι) (130 Κ).

Received: 1994-4-13
Published Online: 2014-6-2
Published in Print: 1995-1-1

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