Dendritic metallophthalocyanines: synthesis and characterization of a zinc(ii) phthalocyanine[8]³-arborol

Abstract

New dendritic metallophthalocyanines are prepared on the basis of Newkome’s divergent-growth approach; the number of generations within the dendrimer is found to affect the aggregation behaviour of the zinc(II) phthalocyanine moiety which forms the interior core of the dendrimers.

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