Crystal Structures and Electronic Properties of Saddle‐Distorted and Protonated Phthalocyanines

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. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.