Synthesis and photophysical properties of metallophthalocyanines substituted with a benzofuran based fluoroprobe

Meryem N. Yarasir, Mehmet Kandaz*, Orhan Güney, Bekir Salih

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Abstract

The synthesis, characterization and photophysical properties of the tetra- {6-(-benzofuran-2-carboxylate)-hexylthio} substituted copper(II), cobalt(II), manganese(III) and zinc (II) phthalocyanines, {M[Pc(β-S(CH 2) 6OCOBz-Furan) 4], which were derived from 6-(3,4-dicyanophenylthio)-hexyl-2-benzofuranate (BzF) (1-4) are reported for the first time. The new compounds have been synthesized and fully characterized by elemental analysis, FTIR, UV-vis, 1H- and 13C NMR, MS (Maldi-TOF). In this work, we also report the effects of peripherally bound BzF substituent on the photophysical properties of metallo phthalocyanine derivatives. The effects of changing the central metal ions on quantum yield are discussed. It was found that the substitution of BzF groups on the framework of phthalocyanines diminished the fluorescence quantum yield of these complexes depending on paramagnetic behavior of central metal atoms. In addition, central metal atoms like Co and Cu also caused to decrease in quantum yield of phthalocyanine backbone.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)379-383
Number of pages5
JournalSpectrochimica Acta - Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy
Volume93
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2012

Funding

We thank the Research Funds of TUBİTAK (TBAG: Project no: 108T094) and ITU (BAP, Project No: 90204) for financial support.

FundersFunder number
TUBİTAK108T094
International Technological University90204

    Keywords

    • Aggregation
    • Cobalt
    • Copper
    • Fluorescence quantum yield
    • Manganese and Zinc
    • Phthalocyanine

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