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Published on: December 27, 2018
[Study on spectra properties of novel octa-substituted phthalocyanines]
Dao-Cheng Xia1, Wan-Cheng Li, Hong-Fu Wang
1College of Chemistry, Yuncheng University, Yuncheng 044000, China. xiadaocheng@yahoo.com.cn
Abstract:
The spectrum properties of four novel 1, 4, 8, 11, 15, 18, 22, 25-octaoxybutyl copper phthalocyanine; 1,4,8,11,15,18, 22, 25-octamethoxybutanoate manganese phthalocyanine; 1, 4, 8, 11, 15, 18, 22, 25-octamethoxybutanoate copper phthalocyanine; 1, 4, 8, 11, 15, 18, 22, 25-octamethoxybutanoate zinc phthalocyanine were investigated by infrared, fluorescence and UV-visible spectrum in the the paper. There is no rule in the infrared spectrum of these octa-substituted phthalocyanines. The orders of the Q band, B band and Pc dimer band are different among the above Octa-substituted Phthalocyanines in the UV and fluorescence spectra. The reason is related to the interaction between the ligand and the central metal of these octa-substituted phthalocyanines.
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