The photochemistry and photophysics of a series of alpha octa(alkyl-substituted) silicon, zinc and palladium phthalocyanines

Van Leeuwen, Magda, Beeby, Andrew, Fernandes, Isabelle and Ashworth, Stephen H. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4213-3541 (2014) The photochemistry and photophysics of a series of alpha octa(alkyl-substituted) silicon, zinc and palladium phthalocyanines. Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences, 13 (1). pp. 62-69. ISSN 1474-905X

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Abstract

Photophysical and photochemical measurements have been made on a series of novel alpha octa(alkyl-substituted) silicon, zinc and palladium phthalocyanines for which the synthesis is outlined. Fluorescence quantum yields and lifetimes, triplet quantum yields and lifetimes and singlet delta oxygen quantum yields were measured in 1% v/v pyridine in toluene. The effects of varying central atom and addition of alkyl substituents relative to unsubstituted parent molecules, zinc phthalocyanine (ZnPc) and silicon phthalocyanine (SiPc), are discussed. All phthalocyanines studied exhibit absorption and emission maxima in the region of 680–750 nm with molar absorptivity of the Q-band 105 M−1 cm−1. The series of compounds also exhibited triplet quantum yields of 0.65–0.95 and singlet oxygen quantum yields of 0.49–0.93.

Item Type: Article
Faculty \ School: Faculty of Science
Faculty of Science > School of Chemistry
Faculty of Science > School of Natural Sciences
UEA Research Groups: Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Physical and Analytical Chemistry (former - to 2017)
Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
Depositing User: Pure Connector
Date Deposited: 27 Jan 2014 14:56
Last Modified: 24 Oct 2022 05:57
URI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/47188
DOI: 10.1039/c3pp50219h

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