Synthesis and characterization of a new (phthalocyani-nato)bis(carboxylate) silicon(IV) compound with increased solubility
Abstract
The synthesis and spectroscopic characterization of a new soluble silicon(IV) phthalocyanine complex is presented. The compound shows an increased solubility compared to its SiPcCl2 precursor and this allowed solution 1H NMR characterization. The assignment of the 1H NMR signals for the axial ligands is greatly facilitated due to the anisotropic high ring current effects from the macrocycle. In addition, good quality crystals were grown from this more soluble material for molecular structure determination by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The molecular structure determination shows that the complex crystallizes in a non-centrosymmetric space group due to the inherent chirality of the naproxene ligands. Bond lengths and angles fit well to other analogous compounds previously reported.
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