title: Symmetrically substituted nido-carboranylphthalocyanines: facile synthesis, characterization, and solution properties. Evidence for intra- and intermolecular H+/K+ exchange.
abstract: The direct, non ex post synthesis of a novel phthalocyanine decorated with eight thiohexyl-nido-carborane functions, nido-[H(2)MCHESPc]K(8), where the anionic polyhedra are in the form of K(+) salt, is reported and discussed. The solution properties of this compound, including the unprecedented exchange between the pyrrolic protons and the peripheral alkali-metal ions, are also analyzed.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Chimica, Università della Basilicata, Viale dell'Ateneo Lucano 10, 85100 Potenza, Italy.
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pietrangeli
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rosa
authors.forename: Antonietta
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pepe
authors.forename: Giampaolo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ricciardi