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Porphyrin Synthesis Join now to read essay Porphyrin Synthesis CHEM3412 Synthesis of a Porphyrin Porphyrins are hetereonuclear, macrocyclic compounds that play an important role in living organisms. Examples include the non-protein heme portion of hemoglobin in animals whereby the lone pairs on nitrogen can bind to the oxygen-carrying iron. In plants, chlorophyll uses the vast.