Effect of the Nature of Nitrogen-Containing Bases on Their Catalytic Activity in the Reaction of the Formation of a Zinc Complex with Tetraphthhalocyanine in Benzene

The effect of cyclic and acyclic nitrogen-containing organic bases on the formation of a zinc complex with tetra(4-tert-butyl-5-phenylsulfanyl)phthalocyanine in benzene has been studied. The acid-base interaction precedes the complex formation and plays a key role in it. The scheme is given for the formation of a zinc complex with tetra(4-tert-butyl-5-phenylsulfanyl)phthalocyanine in the nitrogen-containing base-benzene system. A relationship between the catalytic activity of the base and its proton-acceptor ability and structure is determined.