Azides and Porphyrinoids: Synthetic Approaches and Applications. Part 2—Azides, Phthalocyanines, Subphthalocyanines and Porphyrazines

Abstract

The reaction between organic azides and alkyne derivatives via the Cu(I)-catalyzed azide–alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC) is an efficient strategy to combine phthalocyanines and analogues with different materials. As examples of such materials, it can be considered the following ones: graphene oxide, carbon nanotubes, silica nanoparticles, gold nanoparticles, and quantum dots. This approach is also being relevant to conjugate phthalocyanines with carbohydrates and to obtain new sophisticated molecules; in such way, new systems with significant potential applications become available. This review highlights recent developments on the synthesis of phthalocyanine, subphthalocyanine, and porphyrazine derivatives where CuAAC reactions are the key synthetic step.

Keywords

• azides
• phthalocyanines
• subphthalocyanines
• porphyrazines
• click chemistry
• photodynamic therapy