The synthesis, photochemical and photophysical properties of zinc aryloxy- and alkyloxy azaphthalocyanines
摘要:
Octasubstituted zinc tetrapyrazinoporphyrazines bearing butyloxy, octyloxy, 2,6-diisopropylphenoxy and 4-(hydroxymethyl)phenoxy substituents were synthesized from the corresponding 5,6-disubstituted pyrazine-2,3-dicarbonitriles using Zn(quinoline)(2)Cl-2 in yields varying from 14 to 44%. The reaction procedure proved to be efficient for the synthesis of both alkyloxy- and aryloxy- substituted zinc tetrapyrazinoporphyrazines and did not require strictly anhydrous conditions. Optimal cyclotetramerization conditions were identified for each derivative, in terms of reaction temperature, as overheating cleaved the ether bond leaving a vacant OH group on the macrocycle. The photochemical and photophysical properties of the synthesized compounds were investigated in pyridine. Singlet oxygen quantum yields (Phi(Delta)) ranged from 0.49 to 0.61 and high fluorescence quantum yields (Phi(F)) of similar to 0.30 were observed for non-aggregated compounds. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
The synthesis, photochemical and photophysical properties of zinc aryloxy- and alkyloxy azaphthalocyanines
摘要:
Octasubstituted zinc tetrapyrazinoporphyrazines bearing butyloxy, octyloxy, 2,6-diisopropylphenoxy and 4-(hydroxymethyl)phenoxy substituents were synthesized from the corresponding 5,6-disubstituted pyrazine-2,3-dicarbonitriles using Zn(quinoline)(2)Cl-2 in yields varying from 14 to 44%. The reaction procedure proved to be efficient for the synthesis of both alkyloxy- and aryloxy- substituted zinc tetrapyrazinoporphyrazines and did not require strictly anhydrous conditions. Optimal cyclotetramerization conditions were identified for each derivative, in terms of reaction temperature, as overheating cleaved the ether bond leaving a vacant OH group on the macrocycle. The photochemical and photophysical properties of the synthesized compounds were investigated in pyridine. Singlet oxygen quantum yields (Phi(Delta)) ranged from 0.49 to 0.61 and high fluorescence quantum yields (Phi(F)) of similar to 0.30 were observed for non-aggregated compounds. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.