ZEOLITE ENCAPSULATED COBALT(II) AND COPPER(II) PERFLUOROPHTHALOCYANINES - SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION

Synthetic faujasite type zeolites have been modified with cobalt(II) a nd copper(II) hexadecafluorophthalocyanines (MF(16)Pc) by synthesizing zeolite NaX around the MF(16)Pc complexes and by the template synthes is of the complexes inside NaY zeolites ion exchanged with Co2+ and Cu 2+. Mid FT-IR and UV-vis spectroscopy as well as X-ray powder diffract ion and elemental analysis provide evidence for the encapsulation of t he MF(16)Pc complexes inside the zeolites. The redox properties of the intrazeolite metal complexes were investigated by cyclic voltammetry. Site isolation of these complexes inside the zeolite has resulted in electrochemical data for Co(II)/Co(I) and Cu(II)/Cu(I) redox processes not observed in solution.