Crystal structures and electronic properties of saddle-distorted and protonated phthalocyanines

Tatsuhiko Honda, Takahiko Kojima, Nagao Kobayashi, Shunichi Fukuzumi

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Abstract

Protonation made easy: The formation and crystal structure determination of phthalocyanine protonated at the meso- and isoindole nitrogen atoms (see picture) are achieved by using the free base and a zinc complex of saddle-distorted octaphenylphthalocyanine, respectively. The saddle deformation alters the electronic structure of the phthalocyanine ring and facilitates its protonation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2725-2728
Number of pages4
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume50
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - 14 Mar 2011

Keywords

  • acid-base equilibrium
  • electronic structure
  • phthalocyanines
  • protonation
  • structure elucidation

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