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Synthesis and Aggregation Studies of Functional Binaphthyl-Bridged Chiral Phthalocyanines
Miguel Á Revuelta-Maza1, Tomás Torres1,2,3, Gema de la Torre1,2
1Universidad Autónoma de Madrid , c/Francisco Tomás y Valiente 7 , 28049 Madrid , Spain.
Abstract:
We describe the preparation of a battery of chiral Zn(II) phthalocyanines with an AABB substitution pattern through cross-condensation of different chiral, binaphthyloxy-linked bisphthalonitriles and (non)functionalized single phthalonitriles. All the compounds are endowed with reactive groups (halogen and/or ethynyl moieties) that will allow us to prepare customized amphiphilic phthalocyanines. Preliminary self-assembly studies in solution have been performed by UV-vis and circular dichroism experiments.
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