Relative basicities of free base porphyrins : understanding the role of macrocyclic distortion

Porphyrins have been the center of numerous investigations in different areas of chemistry, geochemistry, and the life sciences. In nature the conformation of the porphyrin macrocycle varies, depending on the function of its apoenzyme. It is believed that the conformation of the porphyrin ring is ne...

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Main Author: Ballester, Maria
Format: Others
Published: FIU Digital Commons 2005
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Online Access:http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/1383
http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2511&context=etd