Synthesis and Fluorescence Property of A New Subphthalocyanine

A new soluble subphthalocyanine was first prepared and its fluorescence property was investigated. It exhibited both S-1 and S-2 emissions, of which the quantum yields and the lifetimes were measured.

Optical and Electrochemical Properties of Non-Peripheral Thioaryl-Substituted Subphthalocyanine as Precursors for Dye-Sensitizer to Develop Photovoltaic Cells

Phthalocyanines-related compounds, subphthalocyanines, are the homologues consisting of three isoindole units with boron as the center. The absorption maximum of subphthalocyanines, called the Q band, appears around 560 - 630 nm, which is shifted by approximately 100 nm to shorter wavelengths compared to phthalocyanines. Subphthalocyanines are used as precursors to prepare unsymmetric phthalocyanines for ring enlargement reaction. In this decade, phthalocyanines are used for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), which require strong absorption of far-red light between 700 and 850 nm because of their highly efficiency. Non-peripheral thioaryl-substituted phthalocyanines have been synthesized. They show near-infrared absorption around 780 - 870 nm and have excellent electron transfer properties. However, their lack of affinity to basal plats inhibits their use as DSSC photosensitizer. Therefore, to synthesize unsymmetrical non-peripheral thioaryl-substituted phthalocyanines possessing good affinity to basal plates, the authors prepared subphthalocyanines having thioaryl substituents as precursors. Spectroscopic properties and electron transfer abilities to synthesize non-peripheral thioaryl-substituted subphthalocyanines were estimated using cyclic voltammetry. The Q band of non-peripheral thioaryl-substituted subphthalocyanines shows around 650 nm shifted to longer wavelength by 86 nm in comparison to subphthalocyanine. The compounds show many reduction potentials. They are acceptable electrons in the subphthalocyanine ring, meaning that the compounds have good electron transfer properties.

Bulking Up the Bay-Position Substituents Enables Enhanced Selectivity of C_(s)‑Symmetric Boron Subphthalocyanine−Subnaphthalocyanine Hybrids

The precise synthesis of subporphyrinoid hybrids withπ-expanded topologies and unique material properties plays a promising role in the design of functional macrocycles.Easy,selective,and controllable routes to boron subphthalocyanine−subnaphthalocyanine hybrids,Bsub(Pc_(3‑p)-Nc_(p))s,are desirable for this purpose yet synthetically challenging due to random mixtures of C_(s-),C_(3v-),and,in some cases,C_(1)-symmetric compounds that form during traditional statistical mixed cyclotrimerizations.Herein,we addressed this issue by developing a sterically driven mixed cyclotrimerization with enhanced selectivity for the targeted C_(s)-symmetric hybrid and complete suppression of sterically crowded macrocyclic byproducts.This process,coupled with a rationally designed precursor bearing bulky phenyl substituents,enabled the synthesis and characterization of bay-position phenylated Ph_(2)-(R_(p))_(8)Bsub(Pc_(2)-Nc_(1))hybrids with halogens(Rp=Cl or F)in their peripheral isoindole rings.Reaction selectivity ranged between 59 and 72%with remarkable yields,significantly higher than that of conventional mixed cyclotrimerizations.These findings were augmented by theoretical calculations on precursor Lewis basicity as guiding principles into hybrid macrocycle formation.Additionally,the incorporation of unfused phenyl groups and halogen atoms into the hybrid framework resulted in fine-tuned optical,structural,electronic,and electrochemical properties.This straightforward approach achieved improved selectivity and controlled narrowing of the product distribution,affording the efficient synthesis of structurally sophisticated Bsub(Pc_(2)-Nc_(1))hybrids.This then expands the library of 3-dimensionalπ-extended macrocycles for use in a range of applications,such as in optoelectronic devices with precisely tailored optical properties.

Inverted Organic Solar Cells with Improved Performance using Varied Cathode Buffer Layers

Organic solar cells with inverted planar heterojunction structure based on subphthalocya- nine and C60 were fabricated using several kinds of materials as cathode buffer layer （CBL）, including tris-8-hydroxy-quinolinato aluminum （Alq3）, bathophenanthroline （Bphen）, bathocuproine, 2,3,8,9,14,15-hexakis-dodecyl-sulfanyl-5,6,11,12,17,18-hexaazatrinaphthylene （HATNA）, and an inorganic compound of Cs2CO3. The influence of the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital level and the electron mobility of organic CBL on the solar cells perfor- mance was compared. The results showed that Alq3, Bphen, and HATNA could significantly improve the device performance. The highest efficiency was obtained from device with an- nealed HATNA as CBL and increased for more than 7 times compared with device without CBL. Furthermore~ the simulation results with space charge-limited current theory indicated that the Schottky barrier at the organic/electrode interface in inverted OSC structure was reduced for 27% by inserting HATNA CBL.

Periphery-Hydrogenating Effects on the Unordinary 14 w-Electron Delocalized Circuits and Related Electronic Properties of Subporphyrazine Analogs： A Density Functional Theory Investigation

Density functional theory method was employed to investigate the electronic properties of two series of sub- porphyrazine and subphthalocyanine derivatives, namely SubPz, SubPz-1H, SubPz-2H, SubPz-3H, SubPc, SubPc-1H, SubPc-2H, and SubPc-3H. Calculated results show that peripheral hydrogenation essentially changes the delocalized pattern from the common π14^14 to limited π13^14 or π12^14 for SubPz series, and substantially weakens the aromaticity for both SubPz and SubPc compounds. The unordinary delocalized circuit owns an unstable energy level, and thus gives rise to a notable transformation of geometric configuration, frontier molecular orbital topology, and absorption spectral bands.