Metallophthalocyanines with rod-shaped substituents

Abstract

4-(4′-Dioctylaminocarbonylbiphenyloxy) phthalonitrile was synthesized from 4-(4′-carboxybiphenyloxy)phthalonitrile and dioctylamine in the presence of Et3N. Metallophthalocyanines (Zn, Co and Cu) substituted with four dioctylaminocarbonyl biphenyloxy groups on the peripheral positions were prepared from 4-(4′-dioctylaminocarbonylbiphenyloxy)phthalonitrile and the corresponding divalent metal salts (Zn(CH3COO)2, CoCl2 and CuCl2). The new phthalocyanines are soluble in common organic solvents. These compounds were characterised by 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR, FT-IR, UV-Vis and mass spectroscopies.