(Solution) - The structure of porphine is shown on page 402 as -(2025 Original AI-Free Solution)
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The structure of porphine is shown on page 402 as part of the "A Word About . . . Porphyrins: What Makes Blood Red and Grass Green?" There are two different kinds of nitrogens in porphine.
a. Which one is more basic? Explain.
b. If porphine is treated with two equivalents of a very strong base, what would be the product?