Petroporphyrins-III. Characterisation of a c32 aetioporphyrin from gilsonite as the bis[porphyrinato-mercury(II) acetato]mercury(II) complex. Origin and significance Article

Quirke, JME, Maxwell, JR. (1980). Petroporphyrins-III. Characterisation of a c32 aetioporphyrin from gilsonite as the bis[porphyrinato-mercury(II) acetato]mercury(II) complex. Origin and significance . TETRAHEDRON, 36(23), 3453-3458. 10.1016/0040-4020(80)80199-2

cited authors

  • Quirke, JME; Maxwell, JR

authors

abstract

  • A C32 aetio porphyrin isolated from Gilsonite bitumen (ca. 60 × 106yr) was assigned unambiguously as aetioporphyrin-III by 1H NMR analysis of its bis[porphyrinato-mercury(II) acetato]mercury(II) complex and by comparison with an authentic sample. The occurrence of this compound provides the first direct evidence that the petroporphyrins of Gilsonite are the product of reductive degradation of naturally-occurring chlorophylls, and conversion of the chlorin to the porphyrin system. © 1980.

publication date

  • January 1, 1980

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start page

  • 3453

end page

  • 3458

volume

  • 36

issue

  • 23