Constituent
Name
Hemin
Family
molecular solid
Class
mixed molecular solid
Compound type
organic molecular solid
Relevance
main - major
Arrangement
single phase
Mass fraction
1.0
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
  Formula Name Family Number min-max Mole fraction Mass fraction State Relevance Comments
$C_{34}H_{32}O_4N_4ClFe$ Hemin molecule 1.0 pure main
Chemical functions
  Function Number Relevance
$R=CH_2$ 2 main
$R-CH_3$ 4 main
$R-C(=O)-OH$ 2 main
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number Relevance
$\geq C-C \leq$ 2 main
$\eqslantgtr C-C\leq$ 8 main
$\eqslantgtr C-C\eqslantless$ 13 main
$>C=C<$ 11 main
$\eqslantgtr C-N^-$ 4 main
$\eqslantgtr C-N=$ 2 main
$>C=N-$ 2 main
$\geq C-H$ 20 main
$\eqslantgtr C-H$ 10 main
$>C=O$ 2 main
$\geq C-O-$ 2 main
$-O-H$ 2 main
$\cdot \cdot Fe^{3+} \cdot N^{-}<$ 2 main
$\cdot \cdot Fe^{3+} \cdot Cl^{-}$ 1 main
Phase type
crystalline
Texture
macromolecular
Molar mass
651.94 $g/mol$
Color
dark blue to black