Tuning the maximum absorption wavelengths of phthalocyanine derivatives

Abstract

A new series of low-symmetry octasubstituted metal-free phthalocyanines with the general formula H 2 N x P β4− x ( OBu )8 ( x = 0-4) were synthesized by mixed condensation of two different substituted precursors (4,5-dibutoxy- phthalonitrile and 1,4-dibutoxy-2,3-dicyanonaphthalene). Their electronic absorption spectra and MALDI-TOF-MS were investigated. The regiospecific, nonlinear and linear substituent effects of alkoxyl groups on the positions of the Q-bands of phthalocyanines with different substituent groups at different peripheral positions were systematically investigated. The results could provide a guide to the tuning of Q-band absorptions of phthalocyanine derivatives.