CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
| Physical Description | Waxy blue-black solid; [Merck Index] |
|---|---|
| Melting Point | 117 - 120 °C |
| Chemical Classes | Biological Agents -> Plant Oils and Extracts |
COMPUTED DESCRIPTORS
| Molecular Weight | 893.5 g/mol |
|---|---|
| Hydrogen Bond Donor Count | 0 |
| Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count | 9 |
| Rotatable Bond Count | 22 |
| Exact Mass | 892.5353131 g/mol |
| Monoisotopic Mass | 892.5353131 g/mol |
| Topological Polar Surface Area | 96.4 Ų |
| Heavy Atom Count | 65 |
| Formal Charge | 0 |
| Complexity | 2130 |
| Isotope Atom Count | 0 |
| Defined Atom Stereocenter Count | 5 |
| Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Defined Bond Stereocenter Count | 1 |
| Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Covalently-Bonded Unit Count | 2 |
| Compound Is Canonicalized | Yes |
PRODUCT INTRODUCTION
description
Chlorophyll is a porphyrin derivative conjugated with a magnesium ion that is found in plant chloroplasts, algae and cyanobacteria. Chlorophyll is essential to the process of photosynthesis. It absorbs light in the blue and red parts of the visible spectrum and transfers the absorbed photon energy to an electron, which is used to produce ATP.