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Iron(II) is complexed by porphyrin to give haem, the central constituent to the hemoglobin protein used to transport oxygen.

Fe2+
  +  
         
  +  
2
H+
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Iron(II) ion     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Porphyrin     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Haem     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Proton     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
British A-Level Chemistry: A2
Complexation or Coupling
Type 23 Lewis Acid/Base Complexation Chemistry

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