Jinping Xue
Corresponding author, tel: +86 591-87892632.
Institute of Research on Functional Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350002, China
Lixuan Cai
Institute of Research on Functional Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350002, China
Naisheng Chen
Institute of Research on Functional Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350002, China
Jinling Huang
Institute of Research on Functional Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350002, China

Received 7 September 2008
Accepted 28 April 2009

The synthesis of tetrasubstituted zinc phthalocyanines bearing quinolinoxy groups are reported for the first time. The new compounds have been characterized by elemental analysis, IR, MS and electronic spectroscopy. The photophysical properties, such as the electronic absorption spectra and fluorescence spectra, have also been investigated and discussed together with the influence of substituent position and organic solvents on these properties. The introduction of quinolinoxy group to the Pc ring was found to affect these photophysical properties to some extent.

substituted zinc phthalocyanines; quinolinoxy group; synthesis; characterization; photophysical properties