The key role of peripheral substituents in the chemistry of phthalocyanines and their analogs
Abstract
The preparation and optical properties of peripherally substituted phthalocyanines and their analogs (i.e. naphthalocyanines, anthracyanines, aza-analogs of phthalocyanines, and tetraazaporphyrins) have been widely discussed. This review highlights methodologies that have been published in poorly known and mostly unavailable Russian journals.

This review is based on the presentation given by E.V. Lukyanates in dedication for Linstead Career Award in Phthalocyanine Chemistry.
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