NOVEL 2-FOLD-MACROCYCLE-SUBSTITUTED PHTHALOCYANINES

New metallophthalocyanines (M = Cu or Ni) substituted in peripheral po sitions with four 14-membered tetraaza macrocycles each attached to a 15-membered crown ether have been prepared in a multi-step reaction se quence. The N-tosylated derivatives are extensively soluble in apolar solvents and form adducts with alkali-metal cations. Detosylation of t he macrocyclic aza groups provides donor sites for binding transition- metal ions (e.g. Ni-II) which leads to pentanuclear water-soluble comp lexes.