The syntheses of amphiphilic antimony(V)-phthalocyanines and spectral investigation on their aggregation behaviors in aqueous and non-aqueous solutions

Hiroaki Isago*, Yutaka Kagaya, Youichi Oyama, Harumi Fujita, Tamotsu Sugimori

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Abstract

Three amphiphilic antimony(V)-phthalocyanines have been synthesized by treating [Sb(R 4Pc)(OH) 2] + salts in concentrated H 2SO 4 and isolated as zwitter ions, [Sb(R 4Pc)(SO 4H)(SO 4)], where R 4Pc denotes tetra-substituted phthalocyaninate; R 4Pc = pc (R = H), tbpc (R = tBu), and tObpc (R = O nBu). Their solubility (R = tbpc > pc ≫ tObpc in H 2O (much improved by the presence of surfactant or alcohol) while tbpc > tObpc ≫ pc in CH 2Cl 2) and aggregation behaviors are highly sensitive to the nature of the peripheral substituents. The pc and tbpc derivatives form well-behaved J-aggregates in aqueous media in the presence of surfactant or alcohol.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)91-98
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Inorganic Biochemistry
Volume111
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012/06

Keywords

  • Aggregation
  • Amphiphilic phthalocyanine
  • Antimony
  • Water-solubility

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry

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