M. Nakagawa et al., SYNTHESIS, ELECTROCHEMICAL, AND ELECTRICAL-PROPERTIES OF (PHTHALOCYANINATO)IRON COMPLEXES WITH AZOPYRIDINES, Synthetic metals, 84(1-3), 1997, pp. 391-392
Syntheses of phthalocyaninatoiron complexes, Fe(Pc-tb)L-2 and [Fe(Pc-t
b)L](2) (where Pc-tb=tetra-tert-butylphthalocyaninato, L = 4,4'-azopyr
idine (4,4'-APy) or octafluoro-4,4'-azopyridine (4,4'-FAPy)}, were car
ried out. These complexes were characterized with TG/DTA H-1 NMR, W-vi
sible spectroscopy, and cyclic voltammetry. Voltammetric measurements
of soluble Fe(Pc-tb)L-2 in benzene solutions revealed th at co ordinat
ion of axi al ligands on Fe(Pc-tb) greatly influenced oxidation potent
ials og the central metal moiety. The correlation between conductiviti
es of polymeric [Fe(Pc-tb)L](n) complexes and bandgaps determined by t
he voltammetric measurements was identified.