Zinc 7,8-Dihydroxylated Chlorophyll-a Derivative as a Synthetic Model of Natural Bacteriochlorophyll-a

Zinc cis-7,8-dihydroxy-pyrobacteriochlorophyll-a lacking the 7,8-dihydrogen atoms and 132-methoxycarbonyl group was prepared by chemical modification of naturally occurring chlorophyll-a as a model...