Chan Wing Kin. / Thesis submitted in: Oct 2004. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references. / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract --- p.i / Abstract (in Chinese) --- p.iii / Acknowledgement --- p.iv / Table of Contents --- p.vi / List of Figures --- p.xi / List of Tables --- p.xv / List of Schemes --- p.xvi / Abbreviations --- p.xviii / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- General Background of Phthalocyanines --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- General Background of Liquid Crystals --- p.3 / Chapter 1.3 --- Structural Classification of the Mesophases --- p.6 / Chapter 1.3.1 --- The Columnar Liquid Crystals --- p.6 / Chapter 1.3.2 --- The Nematic Phase --- p.10 / Chapter 1.3.3 --- The Lamellar Phase --- p.11 / Chapter 1.4 --- Applications of Columnar Discotic Liquid Crystals --- p.13 / Chapter 1.4.1 --- General Properties of HATn Materials and Phthalocyanines --- p.13 / Chapter 1.4.2 --- Supramolecular Channels and Wires --- p.16 / Chapter 1.4.3 --- Phthalocyanine Based Gas Sensors --- p.21 / Chapter 1.5 --- General Synthesis of Liquid Crystalline Phthalocyanines --- p.23 / Chapter 1.5.1 --- Peripherally Substituted Phthalocyanines --- p.23 / Chapter 1.5.1.1 --- Octakis(alkoxymethy l)phthalocy anines --- p.23 / Chapter 1.5.1.2 --- Octa-alkoxyphthalocyanines --- p.26 / Chapter 1.5.1.3 --- Octa-alkylphthalocyanines --- p.29 / Chapter 1.5.1.4 --- Octakis-(alkoxycarbonyl)phthalocyanines --- p.30 / Chapter 1.5.1.5 --- Octa-(p-alkoxylphenyl)phthalocyanines --- p.32 / Chapter 1.5.1.6 --- Tetrakis[oligo(ethyleneoxy)] phthalocyanines --- p.34 / Chapter 1.5.2 --- Non-Peripherally Substituted Phthalocyanines --- p.35 / Chapter 1.5.2.1 --- Octa(alkoxymethyl)phthalocyanines --- p.35 / Chapter 1.5.2.2 --- Octa-alkylphthalocyanines --- p.37 / Chapter 1.5.3 --- Unsymmetrically Substituted Phthalocyanines --- p.40 / Chapter 1.5.4 --- Liquid Crystalline Metallophthalocyanines --- p.42 / Chapter 1.5.4.1 --- Copper Phthalocyanines --- p.42 / Chapter 1.5.4.2 --- "Manganese, Cobalt, Nickel, and Zinc Phthalocyanines" --- p.43 / Chapter 1.5.4.3 --- Lutetium Phthalocyanines --- p.43 / Chapter 1.5.4.4 --- "Silicon, Tin, and Lead Phthalocyanines" --- p.44 / Chapter 1.6 --- Summary --- p.45 / Chapter 1.7 --- References --- p.47 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- "Syntheses, Aggregation Behavior and Liquid Crystalline Properties of Peripherially Octaalkynyl Phthalocyanines" --- p.57 / Chapter 2.1 --- Synthesis and Characterization of Octaalkynyl Phthalocyanines --- p.57 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- Preparation of Alkynyl Fragment 22 --- p.57 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- Preparation of Alkynyl Phthalonitrile 23 --- p.58 / Chapter 2.1.3 --- "Synthesis and Characterization of [2,3,9,10,16,17,23,24-Octakis(3,4,5-tris (dodecyloxy)phenylethynyl)phthalocyaninato]magnesium(II) (29)" --- p.62 / Chapter 2.2 --- Electronic Absorption of Alkynylated Phthalocyanine 29 --- p.65 / Chapter 2.3 --- Liquid Crystalline Properties of Alkynyl Phthalocyanine 29 --- p.71 / Chapter 2.4 --- Summary --- p.73 / Chapter 2.5 --- Experimental Section --- p.74 / Chapter 2.5.1 --- General Information --- p.74 / Chapter 2.5.2 --- Physical Measurements --- p.74 / Chapter 2.5.3 --- Photophysical Measurements --- p.75 / Chapter 2.5.4 --- Experimental Procedure --- p.76 / Chapter 2.6 --- References --- p.83 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Facile Synthesis of Liquid Crystalline Phthalocyanines Through Transesterification Reactions --- p.86 / Chapter 3.1 --- Synthesis and Characterization --- p.86 / Chapter 3.1.1 --- "Preparation of 4,5-bis(4-methoxycarbonylphenoxy)phthalonitrile (30)" --- p.86 / Chapter 3.1.2 --- Preparation of Phthalocyanines --- p.87 / Chapter 3.2 --- Electronic Absorption Properties and Aggregation Behavior --- p.91 / Chapter 3.3 --- Liquid Crystalline Properties of Phthalocyanines 31 -37 --- p.101 / Chapter 3.4 --- Summary --- p.104 / Chapter 3.5 --- Experimental Section --- p.105 / Chapter 3.5.1 --- Experimental Procedure --- p.105 / Chapter 3.6 --- References --- p.114 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- "In vitro Photodynamic Activities of Peripherially Octa-substituted Zinc Phthalocyanines with Terminal Mono-, Di- and Triethylene Glycol Chains" --- p.115 / Chapter 4.1 --- Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) --- p.115 / Chapter 4.1.1 --- Brief Introduction of Photodynamic Therapy --- p.115 / Chapter 4.1.2 --- Photophysical Mechanism Involved in PDT --- p.117 / Chapter 4.2 --- Photophysical Properties of Phthalocyanines 34-36 --- p.119 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- An overview of photochemical and photophysical processes --- p.119 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- Spectroscopic and Photophysical Properties of Phthalocyanines 34-36 --- p.122 / Chapter 4.3 --- In vitro Photodynamic Activities --- p.128 / Chapter 4.4 --- Summary --- p.128 / Chapter 4.5 --- Experimental Section --- p.129 / Chapter 4.5.1 --- In vitro Studies --- p.129 / Chapter 4.6 --- References --- p.131 / Appendix --- p.135
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| Date | January 2005 |
| Contributors | Chan, Wing Kin., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Chemistry. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, xix, 156 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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