Chemistry Letters, Vol.32, No.8, 736-737, 2003
A phthalocyanine producing green, ocher, and red colors depending on the central metals
Metal complexes of a highly deformed 1,4,8,11,15,18, 22,25-octaphenylphthalocyanine have been synthesized, and found to show various colors ranging from bright green, ocher, and red depending on the central metal employed.