Aggregation and spectral properties of Mg(II) tetracarboxyphthalocyanine in aqueous solutions and solid xerogels

Based on spectroscopic studies of magnesium(II) tetracarboxyphthalocyanine molecules in liquid solutions, we have determined the role of the carboxyl groups and the aqueous medium during formation of associates. We have shown that the Q band of the associated form is split into two components of frequency separated by ∼250 cm⁻¹. The effect of the nature of the gel matrices on the spectral luminescence properties of magnesium(II) tetracarboxyphthalocyanine has been studied by incorporating the pigment into a series of xerogels differing in the chemical structure of the inorganic framework and the nanopore surface area. We discuss the reasons for the appearance of associated forms of the pigment in different xerogels. __________ Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 74, No. 2, pp. 211–217, March–April, 2007.