Metallophthalocyanine dimers incorporating five-atom covalent bridges

Abstract

Metal-free copper and cobalt(II) binuclear phthalocyanines, in which the two phthalocyanine nuclci are covalently linked through five-atom bridges, have been prepared and characterized. Some new metal-free, copper, cobalt(II), and zinc 2,9,16,23-tetraalkoxyphthalocyanines, some of which are extremely soluble in organic solvents, are described.