Synthesis of bacteriochlorophyll a
Chung, Duy T. M.; Nguyen, Khiem Chau; Liu, Yizhou; Lindsey, Jonathan S.; Chemical Science  (2026) –; doi:10.1039/D5SC10233B

data_1577074
_publ_section_title
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 Synthesis of bacteriochlorophyll <i>a</i>.
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_journal_issue                   15
_journal_name_full               'Chemical science'
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_journal_page_last               7465
_journal_paper_doi               10.1039/d5sc10233b
_journal_volume                  17
_journal_year                    2026
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Olex2 1.5
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2025-12-28 deposited with the CCDC.	2026-03-26 downloaded from the CCDC.
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_cell_angle_alpha                90
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SADABS-2016/2 (Bruker,2016/2) was used for absorption correction.
wR2(int) was 0.0995 before and 0.0651 after correction.
The Ratio of minimum to maximum transmission is 0.8927.
The \l/2 correction factor is Not present.
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_exptl_crystal_colour            'clear light colourless'
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 Flack x determined using 2414 quotients [(I+)-(I-)]/[(I+)+(I-)]
 (Parsons, Flack and Wagner, Acta Cryst. B69 (2013) 249-259).
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'w=1/[\s^2^(Fo^2^)+(0.0609P)^2^+0.2169P] where P=(Fo^2^+2Fc^2^)/3'
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_cod_depositor_comments
'Adding full bibliography for 1577074--1577076.cif.'
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1. Fixed Uiso
 At 1.2 times of:
  All C(H) groups, All C(H,H) groups
 At 1.5 times of:
  All C(H,H,H) groups
2.a Ternary CH refined with riding coordinates:
 C8(H8), C9(H9), C24(H24), C25(H25)
2.b Secondary CH2 refined with riding coordinates:
 C15(H15A,H15B), C31(H31A,H31B)
2.c Aromatic/amide H refined with riding coordinates:
 C2(H2), C4(H4), C6(H6), C18(H18), C20(H20), C22(H22)
2.d Idealised Me refined as rotating group:
 C12(H12A,H12B,H12C), C13(H13A,H13B,H13C), C14(H14A,H14B,H14C), C16(H16A,H16B,
 H16C), C28(H28A,H28B,H28C), C29(H29A,H29B,H29C), C30(H30A,H30B,H30C), C32(H32A,
 H32B,H32C)
2.e :
 C11(H11), C27(H27)
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_olex2_submission_special_instructions 'No special instructions were received'