Chlorin

Chlorin
Names
	IUPAC name 2,3-Dihydroporphyrin
	Other names 2,3-Dihydroporphine
Identifiers
CAS Number	2683-84-3 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:36303 ;
ChemSpider	58616 ;
PubChem CID	65106;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID30893669 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C20H16N4/c1-2-14-10-16-5-6-18(23-16)12-20-8-7-19(24-20)11-17-4-3-15(22-17)9-13(1)21-14/h1-6,9-12,22-23H,7-8H2/b13-9-,14-10-,15-9-,16-10-,17-11-,18-12-,19-11-,20-12- Key: UGADAJMDJZPKQX-CEVVSZFKSA-N ; InChI=1/C20H16N4/c1-2-14-10-16-5-6-18(23-16)12-20-8-7-19(24-20)11-17-4-3-15(22-17)9-13(1)21-14/h1-6,9-12,22-23H,7-8H2/b13-9-,14-10-,15-9-,16-10-,17-11-,18-12-,19-11-,20-12- Key: UGADAJMDJZPKQX-CEVVSZFKBJ;
	SMILES C(N1)(/C=C2N=C(C=C\2)/C=C3N/C(C=C\3)=C\4)=CC=C1/C=C5CCC4=N/5;
Properties
Chemical formula	C20H16N4
Molar mass	312.36784
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

In organic chemistry, chlorins are tetrapyrrole pigments that are partially hydrogenated porphyrins. The parent chlorin is an unstable compound which undergoes air oxidation to porphine. The name chlorin derives from chlorophyll. Chlorophylls are magnesium-containing chlorins and occur as photosynthetic pigments in chloroplasts. The term "chlorin" strictly speaking refers to only compounds with the same ring oxidation state as chlorophyll.

Chlorins are excellent photosensitizing agents. Various synthetic chlorins analogues such as m-tetrahydroxyphenylchlorin (mTHPC) and mono-L-aspartyl chlorin e6 are effectively employed in experimental photodynamic therapy as photosensitizer.