Synthesis of Covalently-Linked Phthalocyanine–Phthalocyanine and Porphyrin–Phthalocyanine Dimers

Alexey Lyubimtsev; Zafar Iqbal; Michael Hanack

doi:10.1071/CH07449

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Synthesis of Covalently-Linked Phthalocyanine–Phthalocyanine and Porphyrin–Phthalocyanine Dimers

Alexey Lyubimtsev ^A ^B , Zafar Iqbal ^A and Michael Hanack ^A ^C

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^A Institut für Organische Chemie, Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 18, 72076 Tübingen, Germany.

^B Ivanovo State University of Chemistry and Technology, Organic Chemistry Department, F. Engels Str. 7, 153460 Ivanovo, Russia.

^C Corresponding author. Email: hanack@uni-tuebingen.de

Australian Journal of Chemistry 61(4) 273-278 https://doi.org/10.1071/CH07449
Submitted: 28 December 2007 Accepted: 12 March 2008 Published: 24 April 2008

Abstract

The synthesis of the dimeric homonuclear phthalocyanines (Pc) 4a, 4b, 5a and 5b and the dimeric heteronuclear Pc 4c and 5c is reported. The reactions are carried out by coupling the monomeric Pc 1a and 1b each containing a phenolic OH group in one of its substituents with the bromoalkyl-substituted Pc 2a,b or 3a,b respectively. From the spectral data of 4a–c and 5a–c, it can be concluded that in dichloromethane and toluene as solvents, these binuclear Pc are equilibrating between cofacial and open conformations with the open form predominating. Changing the solvent polarity, e.g. by adding methanol, the equilibrium is shifted towards a cofacial conformation. Treatment of the Pc 2a,b and 3a,b with 5-(4′-oxyphenyl)-10,15,20-triphenylporphin (6) in a basic solution gives the porphyrins (P)-Pc dimers 7a,b and 8a,b respectively. In dichloromethane, the open conformation is preferred for the P-Pc dimers.

Acknowledgement

Zafar Iqbal thanks the Deutsche Akademische Austauchdienst (DAAD) for financial support.

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Synthesis of Covalently-Linked Phthalocyanine–Phthalocyanine and Porphyrin–Phthalocyanine Dimers

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