The metallophthalocyanine complex Cr(TBPC)OTf works as a highly efficient, recyclable Lewis acid catalyst for the regio- and stereoselective rearrangements of epoxides to aldehydes.

phthalocyanine complexes of cu, co, ni, fe, zn, pd, pt and ru have been synthesized from reaction between phthalonitrile and proper metal salts upon exposure to microwave irradiation under solvent-free conditions and considerably reduced reaction times.

In this study, novel phthalonitrile 3 and their corresponding metal-free 4 and metallophthalocyanine derivatives 5-7 bearing 2-isopropenyl-4-methoxy-1-methylbenzene groups were synthesized and characterized. 3,4-Dihydropyrimidinones have been synthesized by a modified Biginelli-type reaction with various metallophthalocyanines 5-7 as catalysts. Compared to the classical Biginielli reaction, the...

The sensitivities of metallophthalocyanine (MPcs: M = Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, and H(2)) chemiresistors to vapor phase electron donors were examined using 50 nm MPc films deposited on interdigitated electrodes. Sensor responses were measured as changes in current at constant voltage. Analytes were chosen to span a broad range of Lewis base and hydrogen bond base strengths. The MPc sensor responses were ...