Synthesis, characterization, aggregation and thermal properties of a novel polymeric metal-free phthalocyanine and its metal complexes

Abstract A novel polymeric metal-free phthalocyanine (M = 2H) and its metal complexes (M = Zn, Cu, Co and Ni) were prepared by the tetramerization reaction of 3,6,9-Tris( p -tolylsulfonyl)-1,11-bis(3,4-dicyanophenoxy)-3,6,9-triazaundecane 5 with the appropriate materials. The electrical conductivities of the metal-free phthalocyanine and the metal complexes, measured in air, were found to be ∼10 −6 –10 −5  S m −1 . The aggregation property of the zinc complex 7 was investigated with Ni 2+ , Cu 2+ , Co 2+ , Pb 2+ , Cd 2+ and Ag + cations. Thermal analysis of the polymers were done by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA) at a heating rate of 10 °C min −1 under a nitrogen atmosphere. All the novel compounds were characterized by using elemental analysis, UV–Vis, FT–IR, NMR and MS spectral data and DSC, DTA/TG techniques.