Novel metallophthalocyanines with bulky 4-[3,4-bis(benzyloxy)benzylidene]aminophenoxy substituents

Altuğ Mert Sevim, Murat Yüzeroğlu, Ahmet Gül*

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Abstract

Abstract: Novel metallophthalocyanines substituted with four peripheral 4-[3,4-bis(benzyloxy)benzylidene]aminophenoxy groups were prepared by Schiff base condensation of 4-aminophenoxy-substituted phthalocyanines with 3,4-bis(benzyloxy)benzaldehyde. The structures were elucidated with elemental analysis, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometry, and matrix assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight spectrometry along with Ultraviolet–Visible spectrophotometry. In the studied concentration range of 1–10 × 10−6 M, no appreciable aggregation of the new species was detected. In tetrahydrofuran, the fluorescent quantum yield ΦF value of the zinc phthalocyanine was lower than the unsubstituted ZnPc (ΦF = 0.25) due to the peripheral [3,4-bis(benzyloxy)benzylidene]aminophenoxy substituents which surely caused fluorescence quenching. The zinc phthalocyanine showed fluorescent quenching by the addition of 1,4-benzoquinone in tetrahydrofuran with obedience to Stern–Volmer kinetics. Graphic abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.]

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1059-1068
Number of pages10
JournalMonatshefte fur Chemie
Volume151
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jul 2020

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Funding

Istanbul Technical University Research Fund kindly supported this work. TUBA (Turkish Academy of Sciences) provided partial support to AG. Istanbul Technical University Research Fund kindly supported this work. TUBA (Turkish Academy of Sciences) provided partial support to AG.

FundersFunder number
TUBA
Türkiye Bilimler Akademisi
Istanbul Teknik Üniversitesi

    Keywords

    • Aggregation
    • Fluorescence spectroscopy
    • Phthalocyanines
    • Quenching
    • Schiff bases

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