Synthesis and Characterization of New-Type Soluble β-Substituted Zinc Phthalocyanine Derivative of Clofoctol
Sabrine Dridi,
Jamel Eddine Khiari,
Gabriele Magna,
Manuela Stefanelli,
Larisa Lvova,
Federica Mandoj,
Khaoula Khezami,
Mahmut Durmuş,
Corrado Di Natale,
Roberto Paolesse
Affiliations
Sabrine Dridi
Experimental Sciences and Supramolecular Chemistry, Laboratory of Didactic Research, Higher Institute of Education and Continuing Training (ISEFC), University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis 1002, Tunisia
Jamel Eddine Khiari
Experimental Sciences and Supramolecular Chemistry, Laboratory of Didactic Research, Higher Institute of Education and Continuing Training (ISEFC), University of Carthage, Tunis 1054, Tunisia
Gabriele Magna
Department of Chemical Science and Technologies, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy
Manuela Stefanelli
Department of Chemical Science and Technologies, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy
Larisa Lvova
Department of Chemical Science and Technologies, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy
Federica Mandoj
Department of Chemical Science and Technologies, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy
Khaoula Khezami
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Istinye University, 34396 Istanbul, Turkey
Mahmut Durmuş
Department of Chemistry, Gebze Technical University, 41400 Kocaeli, Turkey
Corrado Di Natale
Department of Electronic Engineering, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy
Roberto Paolesse
Department of Chemical Science and Technologies, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy
In this work, we have described the synthesis and characterization of novel zinc (II) phthalocyanine bearing four 2-(2,4-dichloro-benzyl)-4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethyl-butyl)-phenoxy substituents on the peripheral positions. The compound was characterized by elemental analysis and different spectroscopic techniques, such as FT-IR, 1H NMR, MALDI-TOF, and UV-Vis. The Zn (II) phthalocyanine shows excellent solubility in organic solvents such as dichloromethane (DCM), n-hexane, chloroform, tetrahydrofuran (THF), and toluene. Photochemical and electrochemical characterizations of the complex were performed by UV-Vis, fluorescence spectroscopy, and cyclic voltammetry. Its good solubility allows a direct deposition of this compound as film, which has been tested as a solid-state sensing material in gravimetric chemical sensors for gas detection, and the obtained results indicate its potential for qualitative discrimination and quantitative assessment of various volatile organic compounds, among them methanol, n-hexane, triethylamine (TEA), toluene and DCM, in a wide concentration range.
