The syntheses and NMR studies of hexadeca- and octaneopentoxyphthalocyanines
The syntheses of 3,6-dineopentoxyphthalonitrile and 3,4,5,6-tetraneopentoxyphthalonitrile are described. Condensation of these phthalonitriles with nickel chloride in N,N-dimethylaminoethanol yielded 1,4,8,11,15,18,22,25-octaneopentoxyphthalocyaninato nickel(II) (3) and 1,2,3,4,8,9,10,11,15,16,17,18,22,23,24,25-hexadecaneopentoxyphthalocyaninato nickel(II) (7). The 1H NMR spectra of these phthalocyanines and the related 2,3,9,10,16,17,23,24-octaneopentoxyphthalocyaninato nickel(II) (8) at temperatures from 205 to 330 K in toluene-d8 exhibited various degrees of restriction of rotation of the neopentoxy groups. Compound 7 exhibited a single atropisomer at 235 K.Key words: neopentoxy substituted phthalocyanines, variable temperature NMR, restricted rotation.