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The crystal structure of the pentapyrrin1 was determined by X-ray diffraction methodes at two temperatures (298K and 97K). It is the first structure determination of a linear polypyrrole with more than four pyrrole rings. In the crystal, the molecule is located on a crystallographic two-fold axis, which passes through the central pyrrole ring. It assumes a helical overall-conformation, which is stabilized by intramolecular hydrogen bonding. The acidic proton at the nitrogen atom of the central pyrrolic ring is disordered, being observed with half occupancy at two symmetry-equivalent positions off the crystallographic diad. Attempts to remove the disorder by cooling to 97K were unsuccessful, since no indication for a phase transition was detected.
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Wagner, U.G., Kratky, C., Falk, H. et al. Kristallstruktur und Konformation eines linearen Pentapyrrols. Monatsh Chem 118, 1185–1194 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00811291
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00811291