Synthesis and spectroelectrochemistry of new phthalocyanines with ester functionalities


Sevim A. M., ARIKAN S., Koca A., Gül A.

DYES AND PIGMENTS, vol.92, no.3, pp.1114-1121, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 92 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.dyepig.2011.07.015
  • Journal Name: DYES AND PIGMENTS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1114-1121
  • Istanbul Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Metal-free (H(2)Pc) and metallophthalocyanines (MPc: M: Co, Zn) with four n-pentyl ester of thioglycolic acid groups have been synthesized by the esterification of the corresponding carboxylic acid derivatives with n-pentanol. The novel phthalocyanine compounds were characterized by elemental analyses, mass, FT-IR and UV-Vis spectral data. The aggregation investigations carried out in different concentrations and solvents indicate that ester substituted metal-free and metallo-phthalocyanine compounds have not shown any aggregation behavior in the concentration range of about 10(-5) M. Electrochemical and in-situ spectroelectrochemical measurements give common MPc based redox behaviors which supported the proposed structure of the complexes. While CoPc gives both metal-based and ring-based redox processes, H(2)Pc and ZnPc give only ring-based electron transfer processes. In-situ electrocolorimetric method was applied to investigate the color of the electro-generated anionic and cationic forms of the complexes. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.