| Abstract: | Three novel unsymmetrical vanadyl dodecakis(2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy)phthalocyaninates with nitro, amino or with no substitution were synthesized by a statistical condensation of 3,4,5,6-tetrakis(2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy)phthalonitrile with 4-nitro, 4-amino or 4-unsubstituted phthalonitrile, and separated by common column chromatography. These highly soluble phthalocyanines were characterized by elemental analysis, ir and 1H-nmr, uv-visible and fast-atom-bombardment mass spectroscopy. Their uv-visible absorption spectra in solution and in doped poly(methyl methacrylate) films showed that they were less aggregated unsymmetrical phthalocyanines. |
