Constituent
Name
Hemin
Family
molecular solid
Class
mixed molecular solid
Compound type
organic molecular solid
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
  Formula Name Family Number min-max Mole fraction Mass fraction State Relevance Comments
C34H32O4N4ClFe Hemin molecule 1.0 pure main
Chemical functions
  Function Number Relevance
R=CH2 2 main
RCH3 4 main
RC(=O)OH 2 main
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number Relevance
CC 2 main
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