Synthesis and effect of substituent position, metal type on the electrochemical properties of (3-morpholin-4-ylpropoxy) groups substituted cobalt, manganese phthalocyanines

Abstract

In this work, 4-(3-morpholin-4-ylpropoxy)phthalonitrile 2, 3-(3-morpholin-4-ylpropoxy)phthalonitrile 3,Co(II)Pc and Mn(III)Pcs containing (3-morpholin-4-ylpropoxy) groups at peripheral and nonperipheral positions weresynthesized. Phthalonitrile derivatives (2 and 3), Co(II)Pc and Mn(III)Pcs (2a, 2b, 3a, 3b) were characterizedby using FT-IR, NMR (only for 2 and 3), mass and UV–Vis (except 2 and 3) spectral data techniques. Also,electrochemistry of (3-morpholin-4-ylpropoxy) group substituted Co(II)Pc and Mn(III)Pcs were inspected by using cyclicvoltammetry. Electrochemical studies show that (3-morpholin-4-ylpropoxy) group substituted Co(II)Pc and Mn(III)Pcselectropolymerized on the Pt working electrode.