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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2725-2728 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
Volume | 50 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 14 Mar 2011 |
Keywords
- acid-base equilibrium
- electronic structure
- phthalocyanines
- protonation
- structure elucidation