The investigation of the polymorphism of tri- and tetravalent phthalocyanine (Pc) species containing an axial ligand has been the focus of this work. The polymorphic nature of these nonplanar Pcs results in unique packing arrangements in the solid state, which affect the spectral and conductive properties of thin films generated with these materials. The goal of this work was to isolate and identify the various phases formed by vanadyl and chloro-gallium Pcs, establish a correlation between surface morphology, vibrational and absorption spectra and crystalline arrangement and further the understanding of the molecular structure of each phase. Block and platelet morphologies were observed for both Pc species. A correlation between the morphology and several phase sensitive peaks in the vibrational and visible absorption spectra was established. It was shown that the block/prism morphology corresponds to a cofacially bridged structure and the platelet phase consists of a slip-stacked arrangement.

In this work a selection of octasubstituted phthalocyaninato Zinc, Ge(IV) and Sn(IV) complexes were synthesized for possible use in photodynamic therapy and their photochemistry, photophysics and electrochemistry studied. Third-generation complexes containing steroids, e.g. cholesterol and estrone, were synthesized to improve tumour selectivity. The zinc phthalocyanine complexes (ZnPc) showed that complexes containing electron-donating groups have higher photostability. Germanium phthalocyanine complexes (GePc) undergo phototransformation rather than direct photobleaching and the tin phthalocyanine complexes (SnPc) undergo photobleaching mediated by photoreduction of the phthalocyanine ring. Singlet oxygen production showed increased in the following order: GePc>SnPc>ZnPc. Triplet lifetimes of the GePc (168-340μs) are very similar to that of the ZnPc (197 - 366μs), but the triplet lifetimes of the SnPc are ten fold shorter (10 - 32μs ). Triplet quantum yields are higher for the GePc (0.20 - 0.50) and SnPc (0.08 - 0.45) than for the ZnPc (0.02 - 0.25). Fluorescence lifetimes of GePc ( 4.0 - 5.1 ns) are significantly longer than that of ZnPc (1.9 - 3.0 ns) and SnPc (0.2 - 0.4 ns). Fluorescence quantum yields decrease in the following order: GePc(0.21-0.31)>ZnPc(0.02-0.21)>SnPc(0.02- 0.06). Ring-substituted cobalt phthalocyanine complexes of the form CoPc(R)4 (R= NH2, N02, C(CH3)3, S03H and COOH) are compared for their catalytic activities towards the oxidation of cysteine. The potential for the electrocatalytic oxidation of cysteine is closely related to the Com/Co11 couple of the CoPc(R)4 complexes in acidic media and to the Con/Co1 couple in basic media. The catalytic current and the oxidation potential for cysteine are dependent on the pH of the solution, the potential becoming less positive and the currents increasing with increase in pH.

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by Yee-On Yeung. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1997. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 76-80). / Acknowledgment --- p.i / Contents --- p.ii / List of Figures --- p.v / List of Tables --- p.vi / Abbreviations --- p.vii / Abstract --- p.viii / Chapter 1. --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 2. --- Results and Discussion / Chapter 2.1 --- "Synthesis of Differently Substituted 2,3-Naphthalocyaninatozinc(II) Complexes" / Chapter 2.1.1 --- Preparation of substituted dicyanonaphthalenes --- p.13 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- "Preparation of octasubstituted 2,3-naphthalocyaninatozinc(II) complexes" --- p.16 / Chapter 2.1.3 --- "Aggregation of octasubstituted 2,3-naphthalocyaninatozinc(II) complexes" --- p.27 / Chapter 2.1.4 --- "Effects of substituents on the electronic spectra of 2,3- naphthalocyaninatozinc(II) complexes" --- p.31 / Chapter 2.2 --- "Synthetic Studies of Liquid Crystals Based on a 2,3-Naphthalocyanine Core" / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Preparation of dicyanonaphthalenes substituted with long side chains --- p.34 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- "Preparation of liquid crystals based on 2,3-naphthalocyanine cores" --- p.36 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- Characterization of the liquid crystals --- p.42 / Chapter 2.3 --- Conclusions --- p.46 / Chapter 3. --- Experimental Section / Chapter 3.1 --- Materials --- p.47 / Chapter 3.2 --- Physical Measurements --- p.47 / Chapter 3.3 --- "Preparation of (1,6,10,15,19,24,28,33-octamethyl-2,3-naphthalocyaninato)- zinc(II) (62)" --- p.48 / Chapter 3.4 --- "Preparation of (1，6,10，15，19，24，28，33-octahexyl-2，3-naphthalocyaninato)- zinc(II) (63)" --- p.51 / Chapter 3.5 --- "Preparation of (2,5,11,14,20,23,29,32-octahexyl-1,6,10,15,19,24,28,33- octamethyl-2,3-naphthalocyaninato)zinc(II) (67)" --- p.54 / Chapter 3.6 --- "Preparation of (2,5,11,14,20,23,29,32-octahexy1-2,3-naphthalocyaninato- zinc(II)complex (64)" --- p.58 / Chapter 3.7 --- "Preparation of (3,4,12,13,21,22,30,31-octapropylthio-2,3- naphthalocyaninato)zinc(II) (65)" --- p.60 / Chapter 3.8 --- "Preparation of (3,4,12,13,21,22,30,31 -octaphenylthio-2,3- naphthalocyaninato)zinc(II) (66)" --- p.63 / Chapter 3.9 --- "Preparation of [2,5,11,14,20,23,29,32-octa(hexyloxymethyl)-2,3- naphthalocyaninato]zinc(II) (79)" --- p.64 / Chapter 3.10 --- "Preparation of [2,5,11,14,20,23,29,32-octa(methoxybutyl-digol)-2,3- naphthalocyaninato]zinc(II) (80)" --- p.68 / Chapter 3.11 --- "Preparation of [2,5,11,14,20,23,29,32-octa(dodecylthiomethyl)-2,3- naphthalocyaninato]zinc(II) (81)" --- p.70 / Chapter 3.12 --- "Preparation of [3,4,12,13,21,22,30,31 -octa(octylthio)-2,3- naphthalocyaninato]zinc(II) (82)" --- p.72 / Chapter 3.13 --- "Preparation of [3,4,12,13,21,22,30,31-octa(dodecylthio)-2,3- naphthalocyaninato]zinc(II) (83)" --- p.74 / References --- p.76 / "Appendix A IR spectra of octasubstituted ZnNc complexes (62, 63, 64，66)." --- p.81 / Appendix B Mass spectra of octasubstituted ZnNc complexes (63-66). --- p.85 / Appendix C Determination of aggregation number (n) and aggregation constant (K). --- p.89 / Appendix D 1H NMR spectra of octasubstituted ZnNc complexes (80，81，83). --- p.90 / "Appendix E 13C NMR spectra of octasubstituted ZnNc complexes (80，82, 83)." --- p.93

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