cloverleaf phthalocyanine (Pc) (IMAGE)

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cloverleaf phthalocyanine (Pc)

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The distinctive cloverleaf phthalocyanine (Pc), when decorated with a magnesium (Mg) atom at its centre, is part of the chlorophyll pigment responsible for photosynthesis in bio organisms. (AFM image)

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