Abstract
Two new phthalonitriles 1 and 2, extended with biphenylethynyl and diphenylacetylenyl, were synthesized through a combination of Corey-Fuchs and palladium-catalyzed Sonogashira coupling reactions. The structures of 1 and 2 were revealed through single-crystal X-ray analysis. Cyclotetramerization of these phthalonitriles led to the corresponding 1,4,8,11,15,18,22,25-octabutoxy-2,3,9,10,16,17,23,24-octakis(biphenyl) and (diphenylacetylenyl) phthalocyanines. The longer substituent, namely diphenylacetylenyl, is slightly more effective than biphenyl in shifting the Q band to a longer wavelength. A cathodic shift in first oxidation potential indicated the destabilization of the HOMO energy levels that results from non-peripheral substitution and extended π-conjugation.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 736-741 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of Molecular Structure |
Volume | 1197 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 5 Dec 2019 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2019 Elsevier B.V.
Funding
This study was supported by the Research Fund of Istanbul Technical University . AG thanks Turkish Academy of Sciences (TUBA) for partial support. This study was supported by the Research Fund of Istanbul Technical University. AG thanks Turkish Academy of Sciences (TUBA) for partial support.
Funders | Funder number |
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TUBA | |
Türkiye Bilimler Akademisi | |
Istanbul Teknik Üniversitesi |
Keywords
- Biphenylethynyl
- Diphenylacetylenethynyl
- Extended pi conjugation
- Near IR absorption
- Phthalocyanine