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A novel rhodopsin analogue possessing the cyclopentatrienylidene structure as the 11-cis-locked and the full planar chromophore.
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Medicinal ChemistryShort Step SynthesisBioorganic ChemistryFull Planar ChromophoreBiochemistryOphthalmologyNatural SciencesMedicinePharmaceutical ChemistryRetinaPhotoreceptor CellBioorganometallic ChemistryCyclopentatrienylidene RetinalsChemical BiologyPharmacologyCyclopentatrienylidene StructureBiomolecular EngineeringNovel Rhodopsin Analogue
A short step synthesis of cyclopentatrienylidene retinals [(9)-(11)] is reported and the formation of the novel rhodopsin analogue (12) from the isomer (9) is described.