title: Lipophilic M(α,α'-OC5H11)8phthalocyanines (M = H2 and Ni(II)): synthesis, electronic structure, and their utility for highly efficient carbonyl reductions.
abstract: A lipophilic and electron-rich phthalocyanine (α,α'-n-OC5H11)8-H2Pc and its nickel(ii) complex (α,α'-n-OC5H11)8-Ni(ii)Pc have been synthesized and characterized. Detailed analyses of the electronic structure were carried out by spectroscopy, electrochemistry, spectroelectrochemistry, and TD-DFT calculations. A series of experiments demonstrate that the (α,α'-n-OC5H11)8-Ni(ii)Pc complex can be used as a catalyst for highly efficient carbonyl reductions.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, P. R. China. sayman@ujs.edu.cn liangxuujs@126.com.
authors.forename: Yu
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authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Minzhi
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authors.lastname: Mack
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